GREEN LIGHT

With its subtle palette, Patek Philippe’s latest Calatrava Pilot Travel Time is a breath of fresh air

- WORDS ZARA ZHUANG

It has been 10 years since the launch of the Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time, and at Watches and Wonders Geneva this year, the manufacture introduced its reinterpretation of the original Ref. 5524G-001. The latest model of the Calatrava Pilot Travel Time, the Ref. 5524G-010 follows a decade-long evolution of travel watches, starting with the 42mm white-gold Ref. 5524G-001 with a deep-blue dial, which was discontinued earlier this year.

Staying true to the tenets of technicality, practicality, legibility and functionality set in motion by its progenitor, the Ref.