2009 Patek Philippe New Release: Ladies Calvatrava Ref. 4897

In response to the growing demand for ultra-thin ladies timepieces, Patek Philippe created the ultra-thin mechanical Calatrava for ladies three years ago. This year, Patek Philippe unveiled another new ladies' Calvatrava - Ref. 4897 in 18K rose gold after the white gold Ref. 4896G.It is a warm feminine watch with seductive elegance.

The dial features a unique combination of chocolate hue and rose gold faceted hands and arrow-headed hour markers. The layout of hour markers offers a harmonious and fascinating contrast with the concentrically guilloched wave pattern. Like all Calatrava watches, the 4897R offers ultimate clear reading of hours and minutes under a sapphire crystal cover. The bezel is set with 72 top wesselton round diamonds, which looks amazing on this watch.

The 33m 18K rose gold case houses Caliber 215 automatic movement.It is an in-house ultra-thin movement designed and developed independently by Patek Philippe. It offers accurate performance though it is highly compact. Most of current
Calatrava watches adopt this movement. The sapphire crystal case back reveals the beauty of this movement.
This supremely elegant and sophisticated ladies' watch is completed by a satin matte brown strap with prong buckle in 18K rose gold.
In my humble opinion, the 4897 could be regard as the best dress watch in 2009 with amazing color combination, unassuming luxury and subtly feminine elegance.