Since 2012, Patek Philippe has made a point of organizing international grand exhibitions aimed at enabling the public to discover the world of its Manufacture: its creations, its know-how, its philosophy and the treasures housed in its museum. Truly immersive experiences, these events are also the chance to unveil limited editions, designed to mark the occasion. In the context of WATCH ART™ Grand Exhibition - Milan 2026 (October 2 – 18 2026), Patek Philippe is thus launching 7 limited editions, reserved exclusively for the Italian market. With Reference 5978 in platinum, the Manufacture reinterprets one of its great classics, the perpetual calendar chronograph, in a new version featuring an instantaneous perpetual calendar. A Calatrava trio, its modern style inspired by Reference 6007, echoes the colors of the Italian flag: an elegantly sporty minute repeater with a red-lacquered dial and matching alligator-leather strap, Reference 7047G-010; a new perpetual calendar with a green dial and strap, Reference 7147G010; and a new Calatrava with a white dial and strap, Reference 7007G-010. The Aquanaut Reference 5167 offers a sporty version whose sunburst dial in blue with a black-gradient rim is enriched with a red transfer-printed minute scale. And to finish, the World Time minute repeater honors Milan with two versions featuring dial centers in cloisonné enamel representing the center of Milan by day, Reference 5531G-012, and by night, Reference 5531G-013.
Instantaneous Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Reference 5978P-010 Milano 2026 Limited Edition
Making its global début as a limited edition of 120 watches, the new Reference 5978P-010 reinterprets a combination of functions that has claimed recognition as a great Patek Philippe classic ever since the presentation of Reference 1518 in 1941: the perpetual calendar chronograph. It unites for the first time the manually wound chronograph movement CH 29-535 with an instantaneous perpetual calendar ensuring the passage of the disks in 30 milliseconds in the three day-date-month apertures arranged along an arc and in the leap-year aperture.
Reference 5978P-010 is presented in a 42-millimeter Calatrava case in platinum, polished by hand throughout, with a concave bezel and delicately hollowed, incurved lugs. Its navy-blue sunburst dial with a black gradient rim stands out by its optimum legibility and technically complex play of relief effects. The dial center is subtly hollowed and textured, while the counters at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock, set on a separate level, display a snailed decoration. A moon phase at 6 o’clock, two round apertures for the day/night indication at 8 o’clock and the leap-year cycle at 4 o’clock complete the calendar indications, presented in Italian. The navy-blue strap, in a composite material with a textile motif, features red contrasting stitching matching the color of the chronograph minute and seconds hands. These touches of color play up the sporty allure of this model. The tricolor stitches that finish off the strap’s topstitching discreetly echo the colors of the Italian flag. A patented triple-blade fold-over clasp in platinum ensures safety and comfort.
Milano 2026 Limited Edition Minute Repeater Reference 7047G-010
Revealed on the occasion of the salon Watches and Wonders 2026, Reference 7047G presents an exclusive limited edition of 5 watches whose sporty allure combines a dial in vibrant red lacquer with a matching alligator-leather strap evoking the character and breeding of the most beautiful cars”. It unites the minute repeater, undisputed emblem of Patek Philippe’s supreme expertise in the field of striking watches, with modern design as underlined by the “carbon” motif worked direct in the lacquer adorning the dial center. Within the white-gold 38 mm case, hand-polished throughout, the caliber R 27 PS with guilloché mini-rotor in 22K gold is distinguished by its finesse (5.05 mm high). Its architecture and painstaking hand-decorated finishing touches may be admired through the transparent case back in sapphire crystal bearing the inscription “Patek Philippe Milano 2026”. The alligator-leather strap in shiny red has a prong buckle in white gold. The tricolor stitches that finish off the strap’s topstitching pay a discreet tribute to the country hosting this Grand Exhibition.
Perpetual Calendar Reference 7147G-010 Milano 2026 Limited Edition
A complication emblematic of Patek Philippe, the perpetual calendar appears in a new version whose modern design drew inspiration from the Calatrava Reference 6007 presented in 2020. This limited edition of 100 watches attracts the eye with a 38 mm case in white gold polished throughout, its clean lines and well-balanced architecture contributing to an elegance with a modern edge. Its green-lacquered dial with applied Arabic numerals in white gold and calendar indications in Italian is adorned with a carbon motif at its center, worked direct in the lacquer. The alligator strap matches the dial color, while the finishing-off stitches of the strap’s topstitching take up the colors of the Italian flag. The sapphire-crystal back, bearing the inscription “Patek Philippe Milano 2026” enables the watch’s owner to admire the architecture and painstaking finishing touches lavished on the caliber 240 Q ultra-thin self-winding movement (3.88 mm high).
Calatrava Date and Center Seconds Reference 7007G-010 Limited Edition Milano 2026
Quintessence of the round wristwatch – and one of the finest symbols of elegance ever conceived by Patek Philippe – the Calatrava is now reinterpreted in a decidedly modern version with a white dial and strap. Produced in a limited edition of 200 watches, Reference 7007G-010 is housed in a 38mm case in white gold inspired by that of Reference 6007 (40 mm in diameter) presented in 2020 on the occasion of the completion of the production building in Geneva. Its harmonious proportions, smooth rounded bezel and fully polished surfaces emphasize its graphic allure. The white dial, with applied Arabic numerals in white gold, centers a distinctive carbon motif worked direct in the lacquer. The self-winding caliber 26- 330 S C movement with central rotor in 21K gold with sweep seconds and a date display in an aperture at 3 o’clock is equipped with a stop-seconds mechanism enabling the time to be set to the nearest second. In homage to the Grand Exhibition, the sapphire-crystal case back bears the inscription “Patek Philippe Milano 2026”, complemented by the tricolor finishing-off stitches on the shiny white topstitched alligator-leather strap.
Aquanaut Date and Center Seconds Reference 5167A-014 Limited Edition Milano 2026
Icon of the “modern, sporty and chic” style, the Aquanaut now presents a particularly sporty version in steel, whose blue dial shading to a black-gradient rim is superbly set off by touches of red. This limited edition of 250 watches offers a new interpretation of the emblematic Reference 5167; a model launched in 2007 for the 10 years of the Aquanaut collection. Its 40.8 mm case in steel with a rounded octagonal bezel now appears sporting a blue sunburst dial with a black gradient rim, and with applied Arabic numerlas in white gold with a luminescent coating. Its minute scale transfer-printed in red, and its red- varnished seconds hand play up its distinctly sporty allure. It houses the caliber 26-330 S C self-winding movement, which may be admired through a transparent back in sapphire crystal bearing the inscription “Patek Philippe Milano 2026”. The integrated strap in a composite material in midnight blue, adorned with the Aquanaut motif, matches the dial, for perfect visual continuity. The patented fold-over clasp,secured by four independent safety-catches, ensures comfort and security
World Time Minute Repeater Reference 5531G-012 and Reference 5531G-013 Limited Edition Milano 2026
These 2 limited editions of 5 watches each stand out by their dial center presenting a decoration in Grand Feu cloisonné enamel depicting the center of Milan by day, Reference 5531G-012, and the center of Milan by night, Reference 5531G-013. Two small masterpieces paying tribute to rare artistic handcrafts. The name “Milan” appears in red on the city disk and the names of the cities are displayed in Italian. Launched in 2017, Reference 5531 won renown as the first minute repeater always striking the local time, that is, the time in the time zone selected at the 12 o’clock position and displayed by the center hands. Patek Philippe equipped this model for the purpose with the new caliber R 27 HU self-winding movement, an unprecedented patented construction. Local time is indicated by a pierced hour hand in white gold whose shape drew inspiration from the Southern Cross constellation. The 452-part movement is housed in an elegant white-gold case (⌀ 40.2 mm) its case-band and minute-repeater slide enriched with a decoration in hand-executed guilloché work with a “Clous de Paris” or “hobnail” motif. The straps,in grained hand-stitched calfskin leather, in light brown for Reference 5531G-012 (Milan by Day) and dark blue for Reference 5531G-013 (Milan by Night), are secured by a fold-over clasp in 18K white gold. The watches are delivered with two interchangeable back covers, one in sapphire crystal, transfer printed with the inscription “Patek Philippe Milan 2026”, the other in white gold with the same inscription in hand engraving.
