In October 2024, Patek Philippe announced a brand new collection christened the Cubitus. This, of course, was massive news as it’s been about a quarter of a century since the last collection was launched (the Twenty-4). Just last month, we covered the details and shared our thoughts on the best UK replica Patek Philippe Cubitus watches in general and specifically the Ref. 5821/1A. We noted that the Ref. 5821/1A is likely to be the most sought after piece of the three Cubitus debutants due to its stainless steel make and more accessible pricing (from the relative lack of complications and precious metal). The flipside of this is that there isn’t as much to be excited about that hasn’t already been seen in the Nautilus.
Patek Philippe Cubitus Ref. 5822P-001
Enter the Cubitus Ref. 5822P-001, the most complicated (and expensive) of the newcomers. While it won’t be as popular as the stainless steel, time-date model, it is undoubtedly the more interesting AAA wholesale fake watches on offer from a design and mechanics standpoint. Here, we’ll go through why, in addition to the nitty-gritty details of the crowning glory of the 2024 Cubitus collection.
The Case, Dial, and Hands
As implied in its reference number, the case of the Cubitus Ref. 5822P-001 is crafted in platinum. This is one of the piece’s main distinguishing factors relative to its fellow debutants which are made in stainless steel or two-tone (stainless steel/rose gold combination). Like all other platinum cheap Swiss Patek Philippe replica watches, you will find a diamond embedded at the underside of the case. But what’s different here in the Ref. 5822P-001 is that – for the first time – it is a baguette diamond, and not the usual round-cut fare, that you’ll find shimmering at the bottom flank of the case. This is a nod to the novel shape of the Cubitus which can be described as a square or an octagon depending on who you ask. Really though, it’s a square with its vertices snipped. Like its time-date siblings, it measures 45 mm diagonally, which is absolutely fine for sporty 1:1 online fake watches. But due to the extra complications that it is packing under the hood, the Ref. 5822P-001 is thicker, at 9.6 mm (vs 8.3 mm for the base model). For further reference, the Nautilus Ref. 5712 – the watch that the more mechanically sophisticated Ref. 5822P-001 gets compared to the most – is 8.52 mm thick. All things considered, Patek Philippe have done a good job keeping the height reasonable and the watch elegant. For any contemporary watch – dress, casual, or sport – a height of 9.6 mm remains on the border of ‘conservative’.
The top China copy watches is paired with a navy blue composite strap with fabric pattern and a contrasting stitch. While the strap in itself isn’t anything too special, it fulfils multiple purposes. For one, it helps the Ref. 5822P-001 look less like a Nautilus, which has been the main grievance among enthusiasts and collectors. For another, it keeps the price manageable. A full platinum Cubitus – while awesome as a flex – will be even more prohibitively expensive and, not to mention, heavy.
If you think the dial looks familiar, that’s because it does. The Ref. 5822P-001 is strongly reminiscent of the Nautilus Ref. 5712 with its asymmetric dial. There are, of course, notable differences between the two luxury replica watches UK, the most obvious one being the big date display on the Ref. 5822P-001. Big dates might not be novel in the grand scale of the watchmaking, but it is in the very traditional world of Patek Philippe. These are two numeral discs, set at the same level, that jump instantaneously, which is pretty much the pinnacle of big date displays. The other important distinction is the presence of the day display on the Cubitus, which is not a thing on the Ref. 5712. The day of the week is displayed radially on the bottom left sub-dial where the date is instead on the Nautilus. Everything else is Nautilus-esque, from the embossed dial to the hands and hour markers.
The Movement
Driving the new best quality replica Patek Philippe Cubitus Ref. 5822P-001 watches is the 353-part Calibre 240 PS CI J LU. The automatic movement has a power reserve of 38-48 hours and operates at a stately 3 Hz frequency. Apart from telling the time in hours, minutes and seconds, it also indicates the date, day and the phases of the moon. But what makes the Calibre 240 PS CI J LU truly interesting is the tech within, which involved the filing of no fewer than six patents, all to do with the new big date mechanism.
The first is for the tangential brake that prevent a double jump of the tens disk. At the end of each month while the date changes from 31 to 01, the unit must remain stationary. Energy from the mainspring, instead of being distributed between the two wheel trains for the tens and units respectively, is transmitted entirely to the tens train. The tangential brake absorbs surplus energy directed towards the tens disc, ensuring that it jumps no more than once.
The second patent is for the dual-lever correction system, which is a security system designed for manual correction of the date, specifically from 09 to 10, 19 to 20, 29 to 30, and 31 to 01, where the energy for the instant jump is not needed. The system ensures the jump of the tens at any time regardless of the force exerted on the corrector push-piece.
The third patent is for the flexible day corrector that makes it possible to correct the day of the week at any time of the day.
The fourth is for what’s called a cam winding wheel with dual-function spring. Designed for a cam driven by the 24-hour wheel, it makes it possible to overcome greater torque while ensuring precision of the date jump at midnight. It also enables the user to adjust the time at any moment, backwards or forwards, without any risk of movement damage.
The fifth and sixth patents are for a mechanism comprising an eccentric and a flexible plate that makes it possible to adjust the position of the two date discs at the time of casing-up, once the dial has been fitted. In this way, the ten and unit are perfectly centered in their apertures. The system makes it possible to keep these positions tensioned and therefore permanently conserved.
In terms of appearance, the movement looks like any Calibre 240 variation through the sapphire crystal case back. It does, however, feature a micro-rotor that’s decorated with ribbing instead of the usual Geneva waves. All in all, the finishing is attractive (as expected from a Patek Philippe Seal movement) but fairly pedestrian at the same time for a high end luxury super clone watches wholesale. The usual stuff like Geneva waves, perlage, beveled edges and polished screw heads can be seen through the crystal.
