Patek Philippe Cubitus replica

Perfect Platinum: Patek Philippe Cubitus Reference No. 5822

As Stern explained all this, he was wearing the new platinum Cubitus 5822 watch, featuring an instantaneous large date, instantaneous day, and instantaneous moon phase display. While I personally feel the date and time displays on the 5821 model might be a bit large for me, please remember, I am a short Asian. That watch might be more suitable for someone with a larger build, but I must say, the 5822 model is simply perfect on my wrist. Why? First, I can see every display without reading glasses.

I like to joke that when you reach the age where you can afford a perpetual calendar, you also reach the age where you can't read its display. But it's true. My stunning gold 5970 perpetual calendar chronograph with its bronze dial, and my beautiful blue ceramic Royal Oak perpetual calendar? I always set the time on them very precisely. But if you asked me to take off my reading glasses to look at them, I couldn't read a single word. Not a single one. Moreover, when I was 50, my eyesight deteriorated almost overnight. If you're young and have good eyesight, you can laugh, but time catches up with us all, and you young people will understand someday.

But the Cubitus Big Date Reference 5822's highlights go far beyond its excellent legibility; the dial layout is also impeccable. The large date window (called "grande date" in French) is positioned above the hands, making it clearly legible. Even more ingenious is that the two date discs are on the same plane, meaning they borrow technology from the Patek Philippe In-line Perpetual Calendar Reference 5236 released in 2021. Their jump speed is only 18 milliseconds—incredibly fast! And this is just one of many details that contribute to this ultra-thin movement, only 4.76 mm thick, ultimately resulting in a watch that is only 9.6 mm thick.

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“When we first finished the movement design, we showed it to Thierry,” said Philippe Barratter, Patek Philippe’s technical director. “It was 5.2 millimeters thick, which meant the watch would be thicker. He glanced at it, returned it to me, and said, ‘Too thick, redo it.’ So, thinness was everything. We started with the exquisitely thin micro-rotor movement—the Calibre 240. But later we had to add 200 parts to it. (The entire movement has 353 parts.) We reinforced the jewel bearings of every gear (52 jewels in total) to ensure minimal friction, because the Calibre 240 doesn’t run as smoothly as what we would normally call a ‘tractor.’”

“But then came the most important part. Initially, the movement wasn’t instantaneous. We designed three 24-hour wheels, each corresponding to one of the three display times. But to make it thinner, we had to redesign it, using a mechanism called the ‘grand lever.’” The device (bascule) reads the time from a 24-hour wheel and transmits it to three different display positions. Ultimately, we developed a completely new movement and obtained six patents.

Among these features, the first is the tangential brake located on the tenth date wheel. When the date display jumps from 31 to 1, all the energy is concentrated on the tenth date wheel. This can sometimes cause the date display to jump twice, and this brake prevents this. Secondly, there is a flexible day-of-the-week corrector, allowing you to adjust the watch's date display at any time without worrying about damaging it. Thirdly, a very clever double-winding mechanism allows you to set the time forward or backward, but the date display can only move forward.

Okay, now for the highlight. At midnight, the date, moon phase, and day of the week all jump instantly. This makes the watch not only clearly legible and effortless to use, but also robust and durable. Stern stated, “I’ve found that many collectors are actually hesitant to adjust the display on their watches. For example, they might send the perpetual calendar to a service center for adjustment. With this watch, I wanted it to be ‘easy to wear.’ The philosophy is: enjoy wearing it, use it freely, don’t be afraid to adjust it. This is also crucial as we strive to expand our audience.”

So, how does the Cubitus Big Date 5822 feel to wear? My answer is “fantastic!” The addition of these three hour markers and the small seconds hand makes the dial layout pleasing to the eye, and the overall feel is very complete. Paired with a fabric strap, this platinum watch is surprisingly easy and comfortable to wear. A clever detail is that, like all Patek Philippe platinum watches, this timepiece features a small diamond at the six o’clock position. However, the diamond on the Cubitus watch is rectangular—this is the first time Patek Philippe has used this shape for this purpose.

The Power of Evolution

In my opinion, the Patek Philippe Cubitus watch is another masterpiece in Patek Philippe's sporty and stylish watch collection. It shares the same core spirit as the Nautilus and Aquanaut collections, yet stands out with its more dynamic, bold, and modern style. Stern stated, "We previously had an overproduction of steel watches, and now I want to focus more on precious metal watches. The rarest component in a watch is the movement, because it consumes the most human time." Therefore, while the Nautilus 5811 is currently only available in white gold or other precious metals, this green-dial, stainless steel Cubitus 5821 watch will undoubtedly become one of the most sought-after timepieces.

I greatly admire Patek Philippe, a brand considered to have a long history and prestigious status, for its courage to break conventions and continuously innovate. With Adrian Stern joining his father's team, and Tristan, a watchmaker, completing his studies in Spain and seemingly determined to become part of the family business, we may be entering some of Patek Philippe's most exciting years yet, with the Cubitus watch just the beginning of future glory.