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Lot Essay
Introduced in 2015, the Calatrava Pilot Travel Time reference 5524G is a modern interpretation of the pilot watches that Patek Philippe have been producing since the 1930s. The travel time movement used in this reference allows for an easily adjustable GMT hand for a pilot's use but indeed the modern man who frequents multiple time zones on a regular basis.
The deep blue dial with large Arabic numerals is attractive and for added legibility during travel, the skeleton hand is used to represent home time while the Superluminova-filled sword hand is the travel time. Furthermore, the pushers on the left side of the case are fluted for better grip and feature patent-pending safety locks to prevent unintended adjustments of the local time. For use of the pushers, they must be turned slightly to unlock and locked again after use with a turn back. The two apertures on the dial are for day or night indication in the local or home territories, and the date is conveniently situated as a subsidiary dial at 6 o'clock which displays in three-day intervals.
The deep blue dial with large Arabic numerals is attractive and for added legibility during travel, the skeleton hand is used to represent home time while the Superluminova-filled sword hand is the travel time. Furthermore, the pushers on the left side of the case are fluted for better grip and feature patent-pending safety locks to prevent unintended adjustments of the local time. For use of the pushers, they must be turned slightly to unlock and locked again after use with a turn back. The two apertures on the dial are for day or night indication in the local or home territories, and the date is conveniently situated as a subsidiary dial at 6 o'clock which displays in three-day intervals.