Watches and Wonders 2024: Patek Philippe Revives The Nautilus Chronograph 5980 In A White Gold And Blue-Gray Makeover

Retirement and reformed resurrection is the theme with a fan-favorite Patek Philippe flyback chronograph Reference 5980. Discontinued in its previous iteration and released At Watches and Wonders 2024 in a new case material and strap pairing, the Patek Philippe Nautilus Chronograph 5980/60G-001 offers an icy makeover of the definitive sports chronograph timepiece. The new watch is released in a white gold case with a denim textured strap pairing. Even sportier!

Revisiting an Elegantly Sporty Model

Since its launch in 2006, the Nautilus self-winding flyback chronograph Reference 5980 has been available in rose gold or since 2010 in a two-tone steel and rose gold option. Now Patek Philippe introduces its new version in white gold with a blue-gray opaline dial, revisiting this elegantly sporty model. Standing in a perfect contrast with its blue-gray dial, the watch sports baton style hands and baton-style applied hour markers crafted in white gold and featuring white luminescent coating.

The horizontally embossed dial on this new Nautilus Flyback Chronograph Reference 5980/60G-001 displays a monocounter for tracking the 60-minute and 12-hour chronograph indications. The date occurs in a white gold framed aperture at 3 o’clock. The timepiece with its 40.5 mm white gold case has a lateral heft of 12.2 mm and its pairing with the blue-gray denim-patterned calfskin or a composite material fabric pattern strap with white gold Nautilus fold-over clasp serve it a very casual aesthetic.

A Casual Makeover of A Sporty Watch

The flyback chronograph timepiece released at Watches and Wonders 2024 is driven by the self-winding mechanical movement CH 28‑520 C/522. Its droolworthy finishing and architecture is visible through the sapphire crystal case back. Equipped with a 21k gold central rotor, the watch maintains a power reserve of min. 45 hours - max. 55 hours. This modernized iteration of the Patek Philippe Nautilus Chronograph 5980 is every bit directed towards a youthful audience and despite the heft of its functionality displays, maintains a clean and slender aesthetic overall.