Patek Philippe Brought a Mixed Bag to Watches & Wonders
Out now in the New York Sun: The Swiss watchmaker’s offerings at the world’s leading watch show had some highs and more than a few lows.
“This year’s latest Nautilus comes with a new sky blue dial and denim-patterned calfskin strap. The goal here is to make the Nautilus more youth focused and sporty, but it doesn’t quite work. The complexity of this dial only works with simple colors that put the attention on the dial, and the bulky, somewhat awkwardly shaped case works best when visually balanced by a steel strap. Even so, the existing blue dial Nautilus looks better than this, and the brown-and-gold 5980R-001 remains the best chronograph version.”
Out now in The New York Sun: on the latest from Patek at Watches & Wonders. Give it a read!