Watches And Wonders 2024: Patek Philippe Alarm Travel Time Receives A Rose Gold Makeover In The Reference 5520RG

The sporty aviation themed iteration of the Calatrava Pilot entered the grand complications realm at Patek Phillipe when it was announced with an alarm-chiming mechanism. Adding a 24-hour alarm was an impressive and functional complication for the travel-friendly timepiece and now Patek Philippe gives us a rose gold variation of the same. At the Watches and Wonders 2024, Patek Phillippe offers the Alarm Travel Time Reference 5520RG with a two-tone makeover in rose gold case with white gold pusher tubes.

A Transcontinental Traveler in A Warm Hue

The original Pilot style Alarm Travel Time watch from 2019 gets a rose gold makeover with two-tune hints on the case as well as the dial. Aesthetics aside, the new release with a 42.2 mm case in rose gold and the tubes of the four pushers in white gold retains the mechanics of the former iterations. The dial is in continuum with the two-tone aesthetic as it gets a gray sunburst finish with the contrast accents of the charcoal gray minutes tracker and date ring. Its applied Arabic numerals and sword-shaped hands get a generous luminescent coating on their charcoal-gray white gold surface, adding on to the utilitarian essence of the piece.

A Manufacture Caliber for Reliable Timekeeping

Powering the newly released Patek Philippe Alarm Travel Time Reference 5520RG presented at Watches and Wonders 2024 is the caliber AL 30-660 S C FUS self-winding movement. Its chiming and two time zone tracking led to innovation of four patent applications. The mechanism marries an exclusive Travel Time system with a 24-hour alarm mechanism equipped with a hammer striking on a classic gong to produce the requisite decibels of horological mastery. The dial also features a day/night indication for local time and home time in dedicated apertures.

A Sporty Patek Philippe for Travelers

The hallmark appeal of the Patek Philippe Alarm Travel Time Reference 5520RG equipped with highly complex grand complication functions is the innate ease of its operation and the undeniable usefulness of its displays. Although the four-pusher configuration is a bit too much for the otherwise Patek Philippe reserved aesthetics, it sure makes a strong case for a sporty traveler's watch with logical and justified mechanical functions.