Patek Philippe’s latest exhibition editions offer two very different views of Milan. A pair of world-time minute repeaters depicts the city’s streets in cloisonné enamel, while three Calatrava-style watches adopt the green, white and red of the Italian flag.
Created for the Watch Art Grand Exhibition in Milan, these five watches range from a time-and-date model to some of the manufacture’s most elaborate complications. Two new references join the collection, and production numbers start at just five examples per version.
The exhibition runs from 2 to 18 October 2026, with 25 Rare Handcrafts models also on display. Alongside the new 5978P perpetual calendar chronograph, covered separately, these releases show a particularly colourful side of Patek Philippe.
The references 5531G-012 and 5531G-013 place Milan at the centre of the dial. Each features a cloisonné enamel interpretation of the city’s streets, with one depicting the daytime and the other the city after dark.
Creating these miniature maps requires fine wire to define the shapes, which are then filled with enamel. The dials carry the initials of Anita Porchet, the enamel artist whose work will be familiar to collectors of Patek’s decorative pieces.
The daytime version presents a lighter cityscape. The night version is more graphic, with bright yellow streets standing out against darker surroundings. Although the underlying watch is the same, the two treatments give it quite a different character.
Around the dial, the world-time city names appear in Italian, with Milano representing the Central European time zone. It is a fitting detail for a watch whose purpose is to bring several parts of the world onto one dial.
Both versions combine world time with a minute repeater, powered by the automatic calibre R 27 HU. Its micro-rotor winding system helps keep the white-gold case to 40.2mm in diameter and 12.08mm thick. Power reserve is 48 hours.
The case deserves attention too. Hollowed lugs and a hobnail-patterned caseband provide detail beyond the enamel work, while an additional solid caseback is supplied alongside the sapphire back.
Just five examples of each version will be produced. The reported retail price is €807,830 per watch, placing them firmly among the most exclusive releases of the exhibition.
The other three watches make a more direct reference to Italy. A green perpetual calendar, a white time-and-date Calatrava and a red minute repeater together reproduce the colours of the national flag.
All three have white-gold cases measuring 38mm across, with woven-pattern dials and matching straps. That shared appearance connects watches whose movements, prices and production numbers differ considerably.
The strong colours are unusual enough. Pairing them with luminous details and a sporty dial texture makes this an especially distinctive group within Patek’s complicated watchmaking.
The new reference 7007G-010 is the simplest watch of the five, displaying the time and date. Its design draws on the 6007G, including the automotive-influenced dial layout and carbon-weave pattern, but reduces the case diameter from 40mm to 38mm.
The white dial is punctuated by black details, with blackened white-gold hands and numeral surrounds providing clear contrast. Luminescent coating adds practicality, while a white alligator strap carries the colour scheme beyond the case.
At 9.97mm thick, it is also the slimmest watch in this selection. Inside is the automatic calibre 26-330 S C.
The smaller proportions may appeal to collectors who liked the design of the 6007G but wanted a more compact version. The all-white treatment is less discreet than its dimensions might suggest, however, and gives this edition a character of its own.
Production is limited to 200 pieces, with a reported retail price of €45,144.
The new reference 7147G brings a perpetual calendar into the same 38mm format. It draws on the discontinued 7140, which measured 35mm, but adopts a much bolder appearance.
Its green dial combines a woven pattern with luminous numerals and hands. The calendar indications appear in Italian, tying the watch to the exhibition without changing the operation of the complication.
Power comes from the automatic calibre 240 Q, with its micro-rotor construction. The white-gold case measures 10.18mm thick, keeping the proportions relatively compact for a perpetual calendar.
Of the three flag-inspired watches, this is arguably the most interesting from a collection-development perspective. It introduces a new reference and a 38mm case size between the smaller 7140 and larger alternatives. Whether that format will appear in future editions remains unconfirmed.
The Milan edition is limited to 100 pieces, at a reported price of €130,679.
The reference 7047G makes the strongest visual statement of the group. A bright red woven-pattern dial and matching strap give little indication of the traditional complication inside.
The automatic calibre R 27 PS powers the minute repeater. Its micro-rotor architecture has roots dating back to 1989, creating an interesting pairing of an established movement with a distinctly contemporary exterior.
The white-gold case measures 38mm across and 10.62mm thick. Those dimensions make it compact enough to wear without the size often associated with highly complicated watches, although the red colour scheme ensures it will attract attention.
Only five examples will be made, with a reported retail price of €653,392.
The enamel-dial 5531G editions have the clearest connection to Milan itself. Their appeal lies in the combination of a specific place, a demanding decorative technique and two substantial complications.
The green, white and red watches invite a different discussion. Their shared design allows the time-and-date model, perpetual calendar and minute repeater to sit comfortably together, despite the considerable mechanical differences beneath their dials.
For collectors, the new 7007G and 7147G references are worth following beyond the exhibition. Their 38mm proportions could lend themselves to other interpretations, though Patek has not announced any.
For now, these are limited editions intended for the Italian market. They offer a chance to see familiar Patek movements and complications in settings that are considerably more expressive than the manufacture’s traditional image might suggest.