A while ago, friend and fellow journalist Victoria Gomelsky asked me for a subjective listing of my “top” Swiss made Patek Philippe replica watches of the twenty-first century. She didn’t give much direction, preferring, I assume, to see what kind of answers she would get from the people whose opinions she asked (eight in total).
Victoria published her findings in an interesting story on Robbreport.com on December 26, 2019; however she cited only one of my top five Patek Philippe models. Below is my full list.
Note that these are simply my personal favorites among cheap CA Patek Philippe fake watches’ modern offerings, not necessarily the models I think will be future giants on the secondary market – like the stainless steel Nautilus currently all the rage in collector’s circles, which I did not choose for this list.
All of my picks will, of course, be very expensive on the secondary market, though, should they arrive there.
Replica Patek Philippe Reference 5250 Advanced Research Watches (2005)
Luxury Patek Philippe replica watches is unquestionably one of the most traditional manufacturers in the world of haute horlogerie. And until the turn of the new millennium, the Geneva-based icon utilized nothing but metal and synthetic ruby in its movements.
When the brand finally introduced high quality copy watches in 2005 – Reference 5250 Advanced Research – utilizing the new materials it had been researching for some time, I found it to be nothing short of a revelation: Patek Philippe had managed to add what was then considered space-age material to its very traditional style of watchmaking without changing anything about itself.
Not only did this model catapult the watch industry’s most traditional house into the modern age, it did so by combining the much-discussed technology with a calendar style the Genevan brand invented: the annual calendar.
This best replica watches was and remains a fascinating study in keeping a traditional manufacture fresh.
Quick Facts Patek Philippe Reference 5250 Advanced Research
Case: 39 mm, white gold, sapphire crystal case back with magnifying “bubble” over the escape wheel
Movement: automatic Caliber 315 Advanced Research with Silinvar escape wheel, 21-karat gold rotor with zirconium ball bearings, Seal of Geneva
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; annual calendar with day, date, month, moon phase
Limitation: 100 pieces
Fake Patek Philippe Ladies First Reference 7071 Watches (2009)
I have a soft spot for both cushion-shaped cases and manufacturers who introduce new complications for women before adding them to men’s Swiss made replica watches.
And this is exactly how Patek Philippe approached its first in-house chronograph movement: by first paying tribute to its female clientele and – wonder of wonders – housing it in cushion-shaped gold case.
Ladies First’s caliber was brand new and specifically designed to power the next generation of Patek Philippe chronographs and perpetual calendars; it was named 29-535 in honor of its dimensions.
This super clone watches for sale is a looker both inside and out. And its historical significance cannot be overstated.
Quick Facts Patek Philippe Ladies First Reference 7071
Case: 39 mm, pink gold, yellow gold or white gold with 136 brilliant-cut diamonds
Movement: manually wound Caliber 29-535 with column wheel-controlled chronograph; Patek Philippe Seal
Functions: hours, minutes, (hacking) seconds; chronograph
Limitation: limited production
Price: $91,500
Patek Philippe Calatrava Squelette Reference 5180/1R-001 Replica Watches (2017)
I am an unabashed Calatrava fan; this elegant line is my favorite among 2023 Patek Philippe fake watches’ pillar families. Usually if someone asks me, I’ll say my preferred models within it are the simple references with the traditional clous de Paris guilloche bezels (as in a Reference 3602).
But that was before I set eyes upon the latest skeletonized version of the Calatrava. Though 1:1 Patek Philippe replica watches has been skeletonizing its Caliber 240 since 2008, it’s this version that really captured me with its silky-smooth red gold bracelet, exquisitely artistic skeletonization, and engraving of the automatic mechanism with micro rotor.
The complete skeletonization of this movement takes more than one week of work, after which the engraver invests another 130 hours to add a cornucopia of arabesques and volutes decorating the highly visible metal remaining in the movement.
The movement of Reference 5180 is then plated with pink gold and polished before being framed by a movement holder ring, which is also skeletonized down to 12 spokes that serve as hour markers.
And let’s not forget the bits of silicon found in its balance, too, proving it’s a product of today! The Calatrava Squelette Reference 5180/1R-001 delivers the best of Patek Philippe on every front.
Quick Facts Patek Philippe Calatrava Squelette Reference 5180/1R-001
Case: 39 x 7 mm, red gold
Movement: automatic Caliber 240 SQU with micro rotor, Gyromax balance, Spiromax (Silinvar/silicon) balance spring, Patek Philippe Seal
Functions: hours, minutes
Price: $98,660