{"product_id":"patek-philippe-calatrava-pilot-travel-time-as10863","title":"Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Patek Philippe Calatrava needs no introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts classic design and elegant aura transcends beyond the realm of the simple ‘dress watch.' In addition to one of the earliest round dress watches ever manufactured, Patek also made a pilots watch equipped with large, luminous Arabic numerals in the 1930s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePatek? \u003cem\u003ePilots watch\u003c\/em\u003e? Yes. It was — and still is — a thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2015, the \u003cem\u003emaison\u003c\/em\u003e caught the watch world by surprise by debuting the Calatrava Pilots Travel Time Reference 5524G. Housed in a 42mm case, this piece featured all the hallmarks of a tried-and-true pilots watch combined with Patek’s clever travel time complication beating within. A strict departure from the svelte profile and reserved aesthetic of a traditional Calatrava, to be sure, but no less significant — or beautiful. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular example piece, a Reference 5524G-001, features an 18K white gold case with a sapphire crystal, a signed crown, and knurled pushers located on the 9 o’clock side. On the reverse, the case features an exhibition sapphire caseback framing the \u003cem\u003emaison’s\u003c\/em\u003e self-winding Calibre 324 S C FUS movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blue dial features a dark finish as well as large, luminous Arabic numerals, a matching ‘sword’ handset, a ‘skeletonized’ jumping local hour hand, a subsidiary date indicator dial at 6 o’clock, day-night indicator apertures, and a white-accented \u003cem\u003echemin de fer \u003c\/em\u003eminute track.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOutfitted with a signed khaki leather strap with a matching 18K white gold pin buckle, this piece is accompanied by an array of factory goodies including its leather folio and Certificate of Origin dated October, 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile a traditional Calatrava serves the horological masses, the Calatrava Pilots Travel Time is for the enthusiast with a preference for utilitarian sensibilities, vintage aesthetics, and a particular need for its travel functionality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan timezone jumping be more refined and unique than it is via this beautiful watch?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbsolutely not!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Patek Philippe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42016759152727,"sku":"40930717","price":45500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS10863_40930717_PATEKPHILIPPE_PILOTTRAVELTIME_5524G-001-5.jpg?v=1760312649","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/patek-philippe-calatrava-pilot-travel-time-as10863","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}