Pilot on a Diet: Patek Philippe’s “Medium” Ref. 7234G-001 Calatrava Pilot Travel Time in White Gold
Patek Philippe revived a little-known facet of its watchmaking history in 2015, launching the first Calatrava Pilot Travel Time, a watch inspired by historical aviator watches the manufacture produced in the 1930s. That model spawned an entire collection, which expands this year with the introduction of the new Ref. 7234G-001, cased in white gold and slimmed down in diameter, from the original model’s robust 42 mm to a more unisex 37.5 mm.
Patek Philippe Ref. 7234G-001 Calatrava Pilot Travel Time
Like its predecessors in both sizes ? the first 37.5-mm “Medium” model debuted in 2018 in a rose-gold case ? the Calatrava Pilot Travel Time includes a practical second-time-zone system, patented in 1959 and 1996, that Patek says is especially useful for travelers. Here?s how it works: when the wearer uses the two pushers at 8 and 10 o’clock to move the local-time hour hand forward or backward in one-hour increments, an isolator uncouples the time-zone mechanism from the going train, preventing the degradation of the balance?s amplitude and allowing it to continue oscillating at a regular rate ? meaning the watch will run with the usual accuracy while using the mechanism. The movement providing this user-friendly functionality is Patek Philippe?s automatic Caliber 324 S C FUS, made in-house and on display behind a sapphire caseback.
Patek Philippe’s self-winding Caliber 324 S C FUS is visible behind the caseback.
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