The world of watches is fascinating, and from time to time, new collections are launched. However, for the iconic brand Patek Philippe, Cubitus is the first new series released in 25 years. It has been created to endorse the brand’s elegant yet sporty style.
Patek Philippe has achieved distinction by developing its own aesthetic style and creating some of the most renowned and immediately recognisable watches in the horological field.
Creativity has always been at the core of the brand’s spirit, as evidenced by the vast array of collections and models spanning every segment of the timekeeping market. Each new model is an occasion for the manufacturer to express its unique vision of fine watchmaking, explore its imagination and invest in invention by drawing on numerous sources of inspiration to please the Patek Philippe customer’s different tastes.
Presented with a square-shaped case with rounded corners and a dial adorned with horizontal relief embossing, the new Cubitus comes in three versions. A visit to the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva reveals that the company has already proposed, in its collections, a number of quadrangular-shaped cases (squares, rectangles, trapezoids and cushions), particularly in the Art Deco period, when this type of aesthetic flourished.
However, for Cubitus, a wholly original and innovative design in which the square bezel adopts rounded corners has been proposed. It also stands out by its two attachments, one on either side of the case, and its two-part construction (back/caseband + bezel), with casing-up done from the front. The 45mm diameter is combined with a slim profile (8.3mm), ensuring timeless elegance on the wrist. Another particularity of the design is the use of contrasting finishes – vertical-satin-brushed on the flat of the bezel and the front of the case and polished on the bezel’s chamfer and the case flanks. These finishing techniques require some 55 manual operations per watch, performed with the painstaking devotion to fine workmanship that distinguishes all Patek Philippe creations.
Cubitus Instantaneous Grand Date, Day and Moon Phases
Reference 5822P-001
This is a completely new model in platinum with original displays uniting a large-format date, the moon phase and the day of the week, all changing instantaneously. A new calibre, the 240 PS CI J LU self-winding movement, has been developed, and the company has filed six patent applications. The grand date is displayed in a double aperture at the 12 o’clock position by means of two co-planar disks (that is, placed on exactly the same plane). A transparent sapphire-crystal caseback allows a view of the movement, with its 22-carat gold off-centre mini-rotor presenting the same horizontal decoration as the dial. Like all the Patek Philippe models in platinum, this timepiece has a diamond, here a baguette cut for the first time, set into the bezel at six o’clock. The modern, casual-chic style with a technical edge continues through to a navy-blue strap with cream contrast stitching in an ultra-resistant composite material embossed with a fabric motif and a Cubitus fold-over clasp in platinum.
Cubitus Reference 5821/1AR-001
The two-tone watch comes with a bezel and central bracelet link in rose gold combined with a caseband and lateral links in steel – a refined contrast highlighted by the alternating polished and vertical-satin-brushed finishes. With its two-part construction and screw-down crown, it is certified waterresistant for all aquatic activities to a depth of 30 metres. The blue sunburst dial with horizontal relief embossing combines elegance and legibility. This model houses the calibre 26-330 S C self-winding movement, a derivative of the base calibre 26-330 introduced in 2019. The sapphire-crystal display back affords a private view of the movement’s architecture and painstakingly finished and decorated parts, such as the central rotor in 21-carat gold, adorned with the same horizontal motif as the dial.
Cubitus Reference 5821/1A-001
In this model, the dial is adorned with horizontal relief embossing sporting an elegant shade of olive green illuminated by a fine sunburst motif. At the heart of this watch beats the same calibre 26-330 S C self-winding movement that powers the Cubitus Reference 5821/1AR-001, with a central rotor in 21-carat gold adorned with a horizontal motif. The steel bracelet features a lockable size-adjustment system and a patented Patek Philippe fold-over clasp secured by four independent catches for comfort and safety.
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