Calatrava 5196 Platinum / Silver-Grey

In Context

At 37 mm it sits just under the modern norm — the band that suits the widest spread of wrists. The 7.68 mm case is genuinely slim and goes under a shirt cuff without argument. The case back is closed, so the movement stays out of sight, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. Rated to 30 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. 44 hours of reserve carries it overnight, but not through a weekend in a drawer. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

5196P-001 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a silver dial with a platinum case.

The 215 PS is Patek Philippe's small hand-wound movement with a small seconds, made since the 1970s and the caliber of the classic Calatrava. It powers 23 watches in this library. It is 21.9 mm across and 2.55 mm high, with 18 jewels, a Gyromax balance beating at 28,800 vph and a 44-hour reserve, and it carries the Patek Philippe Seal. Its thinness is what keeps a Calatrava under 8 mm, and its size lets it serve the shaped cases of the Gondolo as well as the round ones. In the library it powers 17 [Calatrava](/brands/patek-philippe/calatrava) references, the 5119, 5196 and 7120 and the 6127, and 6 [Gondolo](/brands/patek-philippe/gondolo) 7041 references. Cases run from 30 mm to 38 mm. 4 are limited editions. The [240](/calibers/patek-philippe-240) is the ultra-thin automatic of the Calatrava, and the [30-255 PS](/calibers/patek-philippe-30-255-ps) of 2021 the larger hand-wound movement that succeeded the 215 in the 6119.

22 other watches in the library run the Patek Philippe 215 PS.

Patek Philippe

Calatrava 7127 White Gold / Lilac / Tokyo 2023

7127G-010 · 31 mm

Patek Philippe

Calatrava 7120 Rose Gold

7120R-001 · 31 mm

Patek Philippe

Calatrava 7120 White Gold

7120G-001 · 31 mm

Patek Philippe

Calatrava 6127 White Gold / Light Blue / Tokyo 2023

6127G-010 · 36 mm