Adding to its diverse line-up of travel watches, Patek Philippe has just taken the wraps off the Calatrava 24-Hour Display Travel Time Ref. 5224R. A bold design, the ref. 5224R is Patek Philippe’s most novel travel swiss fake watch to date.
Initial thoughts
The Patek Philippe Calatrava Travel Time 5224R replica watch is instantly striking thanks to the high contrast between the dial colour and rose gold case, busy dial design, and large, thin case.
Though Patek Philippe replica is in essence a three-hander with an extra second time zone hand, it is far more interesting, even intimidating due to the 44 applied indices that give the dial something of an instrument-like appearance.
The 24-hour display elevates the quirkiness of the design, which arguably strengthens the overall aesthetic. Admittedly, this comes at a cost of legibility – it is not the most intuitive watch to read. It takes a while to get used to, so reliability will be an issue if one is rotating between different fake watches uk in his or her collection.
The large size is likely intentional to provide space for the applied numerals, and is perhaps rooted in the large size of the Gondolo pocket replica watches review. Still, one wonders if a slightly smaller case would provide more universal appeal.
Wide but slim
Being a 24-hour display means that the gear train for the hour hand is modified to run twice as slow, making a complete revolution once a day. Additionally, the Patek Philippe ref. 5224R luxury replica uses this to its advantage as a dual time zone display, by having a second skeletonized hour hand which can be adjusted both ways via the crown in one hour steps.
While the numerals are chunky and eye-catching, the rest of the dial is surprisingly nuanced. The centre of the dial has a fine concentric graining, or azurage, emphasizing the circular motif of the applied numerals, while the seconds sub dial at 6 o’clock has even finer azurage that is only visible upon close inspection.
Calendar-less base
Powering the Patek Philippe Calatrava replica watch is the cal. 31-260 PS FUH 24H, which is a variant of the micro-rotor movement first seen in the ref. 5236P perpetual calendar. A relatively large movement at 31.74 mm in diameter, it proportionally fills the large case size as seen through the clear case back.
Most notable for its finger bridges and micro rotor, the cal. 31-260 is widely spaced out but relatively thin, with sufficient torque to power calendar complications. Thus, it is surprising that the base variant found in the best Patek Philippe ref. 5224R replica watch is specified to have a surprisingly short power reserve of only 48 hours – likely a conservative value – considering the absence of calendar complications to be driven.