What We Know
For Watches and Wonders 2025, Patek Philippe has officially revamped its Swiss made replica Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time watches in white gold with a new lacquered ivory dial — this is the reference 5524G-010. Replacing the 2015 original ref. 5524G-001, white gold with blue dial, a watch that was quietly discontinued last month, this new take re-cements the model within the brand’s catalog and says “this one is here to stay.” Back in 2015, this was a controversial release (it just didn’t look like the Patek watch enthusiasts knew and loved), but over the years, the Caltrava Pilot Travel Time has proven to be a bit of a fan favorite.
The new best UK fake watches maintains the same 42mm white gold case and self-winding caliber 26-330 S C FUS while trading in the very cockpit-themed blue dial for a look that is a bit more civilian wearing a field jacket, toting a rangefinder around the neighborhood.
The dial of the cheap copy watches is now finished in ivory lacquer, featuring applied and blackened white gold Arabic numerals filled with near-dial-matching luminescent material. Local time is read via the hour marker-matching, large, lume-filled, and sword-shaped main handset, whereas “home time” is displayed via an additional skeletonized hour hand. As with previous versions, day/night apertures at 9 and 3 o’clock display AM/PM indications for each time zone. The date is displayed at six o’clock.
The pushers on the left case flank — used to jump the local hour forward or backward — have screw-down action to prevent accidental adjustments. The strap is now a khaki green composite material with a fabric-like texture and white gold clevis prong buckle, an aviation-inspired nod to pilot harnesses.
Joining the collection alongside the rose gold ref. 5524R-001 replica watches for sale with a brown dial, introduced in 2018, today’s release marks the official discontinuation of the 5524G-001. Patek notes that this new white gold variant serves as the replacement for the 2015 original.
The 5524G-010 has a retail price of CHF 51,700
What We Think
This year marks 10 years of Calatrava Pilot Travel Times in the Patek catalog. With that in mind and especially considering the removal of the 5524G-001 from the website earlier this month, a new white gold reference could have been predicted. But what might come as a surprise is this specific execution. Yes, green, particularly khaki green, is a tone that top Swiss Patek Philippe super clone watches UK likes to use (see ref. 5168G-010), but the monochromatic look of this dial is quite novel.
It is interesting to examine the shift of Patek’s aesthetic over the past decade in this moment. Back in 2015, the original wholesale perfect fake Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time watches was shocking. Frankly, many just did not like it. It was a wild maneuver from the usually staid and conservative Patek. But in the years since, the 5524G-001 proved itself to the watch world and found its audience. Meanwhile, Patek grew this side of its visual language with releases like the ref. 5172 in 2019, ref. 5326 in 2022, as well as the ref. 5924 and ref. 5224 in 2023. This aesthetic started with the “wow” release of the Calatrava Pilot Travel Time.
The new lacquered ivory dial feels like it could wear a bit less serious than its predecessor but I’ll leave the real conclusions in the hands of whoever on the Hodinkee team has a chance to cover this release in a Hands-On manner. The khaki green strap feels like a real winner as it combines the fabric-like appearance of last year’s fan-favorite ref. 5330G copy watches for men with the cult-classic optional strap tone of the ref. 5164, ref. 5065, and other Aquanauts.