The launch of the new Patek Philippe Cubitus marks a milestone in the watchmaker’s storied history – its first new collection in 25 years. The new Cubitus collection, rather than using a more traditional round case shape, features two sets of equal-length edges in what is essentially a square-shaped octagon.
“Well, since a long time, I really always wanted to have a square watch in the collection,” said Thierry Stern, President of Patek Philippe.
The Patek Philippe Cubitus Collection comprises three models. The technical model, Cubitus Instantaneous Grand Date, Day and Moon Phases, Ref. 5822P-001 arrives in a platinum case and is powered by an all-new movement with instantaneous displays. The two remaining models feature case materials in two-tone steel and rose gold with a blue sunburst dial and steel with an olive-green sunburst dial, respectively.
The rest of the dimensions are 44.5mm width as measured from 10 to 4 o’clock across the case, including the crown and a very short 44.9mm lug-to-lug. The thickness of the case is 8.3mm for the time-and-date model, and the complicated 5822P measures 9.6mm. The case, whether in steel, in a combination of steel and rose gold or in 950 platinum, retains classic Patek finishes, with vertical satin-finished surfaces combined with polished bevels on the sides of the bezel and the central case.
The flagship model for this initial three-watch release is the reference 5822P ($88,378), a watch with a fresh complication. Built around the brand-new Caliber 240 PS CI J LU—a riff on the ultra-thin Caliber 240—it combines an instantaneous grand date with day and moon phase displays.
The 5822P’s case is made of platinum, which is indicated via a baguette-cut diamond set within the bezel at 6 o’clock, a first for Patek. With its offset day/moon phase display between 6 and 8 o’clock flanked by a smaller sub-seconds display between 4 and 5 o’clock—plus an offset “Patek Philippe” word mark relegated to the 3 o’clock section of the dial—the ref. 5822P will almost undoubtedly prove the most contentious of the new watches from a design perspective.
The watch is secured to the wrist by a navy-blue strap with cream contrasting stitching in an ultra-resistant composite material embossed with a fabric motif.
Fans of two-tone timepieces will enjoy the Cubitus Reference 5821/1AR-001, which combines steel and rose gold for a sleek, vintage look. The indices and hands are also rose gold, rather than white. The blue dial gels well with the rose gold of the bezel and center links, and looks handsome against the steel of the caseband and outer links.
This model is powered by the caliber 26-330 S C self-winding movement, a variant of the base caliber 26-330 introduced in 2019. It includes a stop-seconds mechanism for precise synchronisation to within one second and several technical enhancements related to the winding system.
Finally, the Cubitus Reference 5821/1A-001 is the most minimal of the lot, featuring an understated yet attractive olive-green sunburst dial with horizontal relief embossing and white gold details and white gold details within a robust steel case like a spiritual successor to classic time-and-date Nautilus models such as the 5711, because Patek used the same olive green on special editions of the Nautilus. The watch is also powered by the caliber 26-330 S C.
The Patek Philippe Cubitus watch is priced as follows: the steel 5821/1A-001 is $41,243 USD, the steel-gold 5821/1AR-001 costs $61,275 USD, and the platinum 5822P-001 retails for $88,378 USD.