Patek Philippe has done the next trick. Titanium Ref.5270T will be on sale at the PHILLIPS charity auction in November. This is, of course, a specially made unique piece with an emerald green dial.

Patek has not made titanium models on the market, but has made several one-off models just for charity auctions in the past, and has attracted a lot of attention each time. When making a unique piece made of titanium this time, I think that a big strategy is put in choosing Ref.5270, which was less popular, instead of Nautilus or Aquanaut as the base.

Ref.5270T-010

Recently, sports models such as Aquanaut and Nautilus have shown unusually high prices, while models of the perpetual calendar chronograph series (currently 5270, 5970, 5004, etc.), which were once popular models, continue to have a very weak market price. I did. Therefore, I think that I made a titanium model with 5270 aiming for popular revival, and also played a game with a special dial of emerald green. The fact that Patek is made of titanium alone will definitely increase the price of the 5270T by 100%, so it is possible to see through the idea of increasing the market value of complications such as the 5270P.

Perhaps the story of this exhibition was informed to the people concerned from early on. In fact, around the time of this announcement, the winning bid for the 5970/5004 has nearly doubled, and the regular 5970G, which sold for at most $ 130,000, doubled to 270,000 CHF at yesterday's auction. It's close. These have a race-like aspect, but if you interpret them favorably, "PATEK itself, auction houses, and top dealers' intentions (= the next trend is the perpetual calendar chrono system), the whole market is in line with the intentions. It seems like it worked. "

Ref.5270T-010

In the watch world, things like this sometimes seem to be "finished races". It's like raising the price, or it looks like price fixing. The auction is a world where it is possible to make a successful bid on purpose (of course, there is a considerable risk because you will actually pay a large amount). However, even if there is such a movement, the market will not follow unless the watch has the ability (that is, the attractiveness of the watch as its original potential such as design and function), so if the price rises due to that kick. It would mean that "the watch was attractive". However, following the 5711Tiffany, this 5270T green. I can't deny the impression that Patek is leaning against PHILLIPS (although it can be said that it is being used).

Speaking of Ref.5270, there is a history of changing the design of the dial many times in the same model, but the actual appearance of this titanium model is the new Ref.5270P (1st dial) in 2022. Is it a model that uses the same dial and hands as the green dial (returned to the design of), but with a slightly different color and a titanium case? If the price of this 5270T is several hundred million yen, it is natural that the price of the 5270P, which looks almost the same, will soar. Perhaps authorized dealers are flooded with calls from customers looking to get the 5270P before November.

Ref.5270 Dial transition (1st, 2nd, 3rd from the left): The 1st model was not popular at the beginning of the announcement, and it seems that it gradually moved toward the old model (5970 or 2499). However, when I look at it now, I get the impression that the simplicity of the 1st is outstanding.

Ref.5270T-010: The design is similar to the 1st dial above, but the hands and in-dial font have been changed.

Ref.5270P: Platinum catalog model that became the design base of this titanium model. The green color is different from the titanium model, but the other designs are the same.