Patek Philippe adds two new Twenty-4 Manchette quartz watches to its lineup.
It’s been an interesting ride over at Patek Philippe when it comes to women’s watches. Back in 1999, the venerable brand surprised the world with its manchette style Twenty-4 for women – powered by a quartz movement. The watch took the world by storm thanks to its sleek design, and beautifully integrated bracelet with rectangular case. Over the ensuing decades, many iterations of the Twenty-4 were introduced, including the big release a couple of years ago (in 2018) of the new generation: round watches with automatic movements. Many believed the new series would be the death of the beloved quartz rectangular Twenty-4. Now, we have confirmation that it does not. Today, Patek Philippe unveils two new Twenty-4 manchette references with new dials and quartz movements.
The newest Twenty-4 watches are offered in a slightly smaller size than the previous versions – 25.1 x 30 mm– and feature applied gold Arabic numerals instead of Roman numerals. Additionally, the two versions boast trapeze-shaped applied gold markers instead of diamond markers. Crafted in stainless steel with bracelets, the new watches are offered with either a blue sunburst dial or a gray (almost taupe) sunburst dial. The dials are gradient – starting lighter in the center and become darker toward the edges of the case. Both the numerals and the markers, as well as the baton-style hands, are coated with Super-LumiNova for easy night time reading.
The new Patek Philippe Twenty-4 manchette watches in steel replace the Roman numerals with Arabic numerals and the diamond markers with luminous markers.
In all, the timepiece is a bit more wearable and a bit more affordable thanks to the steel case and bracelet. However, Patek Philippe still insists that the Twenty-4 should be endowed with diamonds and so the art-deco-inspired curved case is set with two rows of flawless Top Wesselton brilliant-cut diamonds. A total of 36 stones weighing 0.42 carats grade the watch.
As mentioned, the new versions are powered by a 57-part quartz movement, Caliber E 15, made in-house at Patek Philippe. The watches feature a solid steel case back and are water resistant to 30 meters. These new versions, Ref. 4910/1200A replace the Ref. 4910/10A with Roman numerals. Both variations retail for $14,667.
The markers, hands and numerals on the Patek Philippe Twenty-4 machette watches are coated in Super-LumiNova.
Technical Specs of the Patek Philippe Twenty-4 Quartz Medium Ref. 4910/1200A
Movement: Caliber E15 quartz, 57 parts, quartz frequency -32,768 Hz, Silver oxide battery 1.55 V with approximately 3 years lifespan
Display: hours and minutes
Pulled out: to stop the movement and set the time
Case: Steel set with 36 brilliant-cut Top Wesselton Pure diamonds (~0.42 ct.) on the bezel, Solid case back, Water-resistant crown. Dimensions: 25.1 x 30 mm, Total height: 6.8 mm, Width between lugs: 14.1 mm
Water-resistance: 30 m (3 bars)
Dial: Blue or gray sunburst, 18K white-gold applied Arabic numerals and 18K white-gold applied trapeze-shaped hour markers, all with Superluminova® luminescent coating
Baton-style hour and minute hands in 18K white gold with Superluminova® luminescent coating
Bracelet: Steel with fold-over clasp
Price: $14,667
