Patek Philippe’s latest releases pair technical breakthroughs with limited-edition Nautilus models and more, celebrating 50 years of the iconic sports watch.
Patek Philippe opened its Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026 with 20 new watches and a set of four limited editions celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Nautilus, the steel sports watch that changed the company’s fortunes when it debuted in 1976.
Meet The New Grand Complications Of Patek Philippe
The Geneva manufacturer, still family owned and independent, recently introduced several technical firsts through its Watches and Wonders fair. Reference 6105-001G—housed in a 47-millimeter white-gold case with a dial mapping the night sky over Geneva—becomes the brand’s first wristwatch to show the times of sunrise and sunset. Its caliber 240 C LU CL LCSO movement took more than five years to develop and generated six patent filings, largely to solve the problem of correcting sunrise and sunset indications automatically when clocks change for daylight saving.
The Cubitus line, introduced only in 2024, gained its first grand complication. The Cubitus Perpetual Calendar Reference 5840P-001 pairs a 45-millimeter platinum case with a blue skeletonized dial that exposes the plates and bridges of caliber 28-28 Q SQU. Patek Philippe also revived the alarm function with Reference 5322G, a 41-millimeter white-gold watch with a Clous de Paris caseband and a self-winding movement that strikes the hour on a classic gong.
Familiar Complications Revisited
Several familiar complications returned in new dress. Reference 7047G-001 combines a minute repeater with a 38-millimeter Calatrava case and a navy dial that echoes the steel Reference 6007 issued in 2019. Reference 5374/400P-001 sets a perpetual calendar and minute repeater against a platinum case, a Balinese mother-of-pearl dial, and Paraiba tourmalines, with production capped at eight pieces. Patek Philippe also refreshed its split-seconds chronograph with perpetual calendar in Reference 5204G-010 and gave the perpetual calendar chronograph, Reference 5270, three new platinum versions distinguished by charcoal-gray, blue, and red lacquer dials.
The house’s Rare Handcrafts tradition produced Reference 5249R-001, an automaton wristwatch that’s the first in Patek Philippe’s modern history, as well as the first ever built into one of its wristwatches. The piece animates the fable of the crow and the fox on demand, reinterpreting a pocket watch conceived by Louis Cottier in 1958 that belongs to the Patek Philippe Museum.
Marking 50 Years Of The Patek Philippe Nautilus
The anniversary of the Nautilus supplied the fair’s other major storyline. Launched in 1976 as a watch that dared to be made of steel at a time when steel signaled the opposite of luxury, the Nautilus took its octagonal bezel and porthole silhouette from the hardware of ocean liners. Patek Philippe marked the milestone with four limited editions built around caliber 240, the ultra-thin self-winding movement introduced in 1977 to power the collection.
Two Jumbo models, 41 millimeters wide and cased in white gold, show only hours and minutes. Reference 5810/1G-001 comes on a metal bracelet in an edition of 2,000, while Reference 5810G-001 pairs a diamond-set dial with a composite strap in an edition of 1,000. Reference 5610/1P-001 brings back the Nautilus in its medium size, 38 millimeters, cased in platinum with a diamond set into the case hinge, in an edition of 2,000.
The fourth anniversary piece breaks from the wristwatch format entirely. Reference 958G-001 turns the Nautilus into a desk clock, 50.65 millimeters across and powered by the manually wound eight-day caliber 31-505 8J PS IRM Cl J, limited to 100 examples. Opening its hinged cover reveals the movement through a sapphire crystal, alongside indications for date, day, small seconds, and power reserve.
Exhibitions Ahead
Patek Philippe also has another upcoming public exhibition tied to the anniversary and its broader collection. The company’s traveling “Watch Art” Grand Exhibition returns for its seventh edition, this time in Milan, occupying the historic CityOval building from October 2 to 18, 2026.
Photos courtesy of Patek Philippe
Frequently Asked Questions
The Nautilus is Patek Philippe’s luxury sports watch collection, first introduced in 1976. It is known for its octagonal bezel, porthole-inspired design, and role in redefining steel as a luxury watch material.
The year 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the Patek Philippe Nautilus, which the brand celebrated with a series of limited-edition timepieces and special events.
Patek Philippe introduced new Grand Complications, updated existing complications, expanded the Cubitus collection, unveiled Rare Handcrafts creations, and released limited-edition Nautilus anniversary models.
Grand Complications are highly sophisticated mechanical watches that combine multiple advanced functions, such as perpetual calendars, minute repeaters, chronographs, or astronomical indications.
The Cubitus is a watch collection introduced by Patek Philippe in 2024. At Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026, it received its first Grand Complication with a perpetual calendar model.
