PATEK
PHILIPPE
uCalatravaWeeklyCalendarThemodestCalatravadatesbacktothe
1930s,whenthewristwatchwasstilla
relativelynewphenomenon.Itsconcept
remainedvirtuallyunchangeduntilthis
year,whichseestheintroductionofa
newcomplication:theweeklycalendar.
Thissemi-integratedmechanismdisplays
theweek’snumberinadditiontotheday
anddate.Thesteelcase,whichsitsvery
comfortablyonthewrist,alsohousesa
completelynewself-windingmechanical
movementcalibre26-330S C J SE.BREGUET
Type 20 OnlyWatch 2019 PièceUniquewBreguet’sTypeXXrangeofpilotwatchesis
inspiredbymilitarytimepiecesmadebythe
brandduringthe1950s.Simplyreferredto
asType20,thesemodelshaveinspiredthis
year’suniquepiece,whichis a coffee-coloured
reissueofa Type 20 flybackchronographthat
featuresa smallsecondsdisplayanda 30-min
counter.Butwhatreallystandsoutaboutthis
timepieceis itsmovement,whichis a superbly
refurbishedexampleofa hand-wound,vintage
Valjoux 235 calibre.BLANCPAIN
x Fifty Fathoms Barakuda
Limited Edition
Over the past decade, Blancpain
has rummaged through its
archives and released a
number of re-editions of
iconic Fifty Fathoms
models, but this year’s
Barakuda is something
altogether different.
It features Blancpain’s
in-house, extra-slim,
self-winding calibre 1151,
as well as a breathtaking
dual-toned dial that’s strikingly
similar to the original. Initially
created to meet the needs of
French combat swimmers, the
1960s model, like this year’s
re-edition, is renowned for its
legibility, making it a reliable
choice—if you can fi nd one.WORDS: ANNIE DARLING