5821/1A‑001
Cubitus ref. Stainless Steel
Lug width: Integrated bracelet
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The story · Since 1932
The story of the Patek Philippe Cubitus
On 17 October 2024 Patek Philippe unveiled its first entirely new collection in 25 years: a square with rounded corners, 45 mm across the diagonal and 8.3 mm thin, that its president had been dreaming of for more than a decade.
- 1932 to 1999 Squares in the archive Patek Philippe's collections arrived one by one: Calatrava in 1932, Golden Ellipse in 1968, Nautilus in 1976, Gondolo in 1993, Aquanaut in 1997, Twenty~4 in 1999.
- About 2020 to 2024 A president's square watch Thierry Stern wanted a square watch in the collection and named the project Cubitus himself.
- October 2024 Launch in Munich, after a leak Days before the launch an advertising image escaped online, which Stern called disappointing and shocking.
- 2025 A 40 mm medium size At Watches and Wonders 2025, barely six months after the launch, Patek added the 7128 in a 40 mm, 8.5 mm case in white or rose gold.
- 2026 First grand complication At Watches and Wonders 2026 the Cubitus received its first grand complication, the 5840P skeleton perpetual calendar, and its first shaped movement, answering critics of a round calibre in a square case.
25 years
since Patek's previous entirely new collection
Worn by
Mark Wahlberg, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Jay-Z, Mark Zuckerberg, Frank Lampard
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25 yearssince Patek's previous entirely new collection
8.3 mmthickness of the 45 mm steel Cubitus
55manual finishing operations per case
18 msfor the 5822P's date, day and moon to jump together
Chapters
- 1932 to 1999
Squares in the archive
Patek Philippe's collections arrived one by one: Calatrava in 1932, Golden Ellipse in 1968, Nautilus in 1976, Gondolo in 1993, Aquanaut in 1997, Twenty~4 in 1999. The Patek Philippe Museum holds square, rectangular, trapezoid and cushion cases, particularly from the Art Deco period, and GQ points to the gold 1970s reference 3854 as a square ancestor.
- About 2020 to 2024
A president's square watch
Thierry Stern wanted a square watch in the collection and named the project Cubitus himself. Work began about four years before launch, starting from a new big date movement; a year of weekly meetings pushed early sketches, too traditional or too bulky, towards the codes of the Nautilus and Aquanaut.
- October 2024
Launch in Munich, after a leak
Days before the launch an advertising image escaped online, which Stern called disappointing and shocking. On 17 October 2024 three references were unveiled at the Bergson, a former power station in Munich: the steel 5821/1A, the steel and rose gold 5821/1AR and the platinum 5822P.
- 2025
A 40 mm medium size
At Watches and Wonders 2025, barely six months after the launch, Patek added the 7128 in a 40 mm, 8.5 mm case in white or rose gold. aBlogtoWatch wrote that this is perhaps the size the Cubitus ought to have had from the start.
- 2026
First grand complication
At Watches and Wonders 2026 the Cubitus received its first grand complication, the 5840P skeleton perpetual calendar, and its first shaped movement, answering critics of a round calibre in a square case.
Worn by
Mark WahlbergScreen2024
GQ called him the first celebrity to wear the Cubitus: about a week after launch he showed a steel green-dial 5821/1A in an Instagram sauna video, taking it off before going in.
Zlatan IbrahimovicSport2024
Seen at a Monza v Milan match in November 2024 with the platinum 5822P on its blue composite strap.
Jay-ZMusic2024
Wore the green-dial steel 5821/1A at the Cowboys v Commanders game on 24 November 2024. Something About Rocks reports the dial carried a Tiffany & Co. stamp, a claim GQ does not make.
Mark ZuckerbergBusiness2024
Posted on Instagram in November 2024 wearing the platinum 5822P grand date and moon phase model.
Orlando BloomScreen2024
British GQ reports him with a steel time and date model; personal wear, not a film role.
Antonio RudigerSport2024
The Germany and Real Madrid defender showed the steel time and date model on Instagram during a Nations League trip to Hungary.
Michael JordanSport2024
British GQ lists him among the first Cubitus wearers, without naming the reference.
Moments
2024. An image of one of the new watches circulated online days before the 17 October 2024 launch at the Bergson in Munich, prompting forum debate before Patek had said a word; Thierry Stern said he was disappointed and shocked.
2024. In the first weeks, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Frank Lampard and Son Heung-min were all seen with the platinum 5822P grand date, while most other early wearers picked the steel 5821/1A.
At Phillips' New York Watch Auction XIV a 2024 platinum 5822P-001 with full set sold for US$177,800 against an estimate of US$60,000 to 120,000. Robb Report gave its retail price as US$88,380.
Generations and strap changes
- 2026Ref. 5840P-001
Perpetual calendar with skeletonised square calibre 28-28 Q SQU derived from the 240 Q, an openworked blue dial and a single large moon.
45 mm by 10 mm platinum case on a navy composite strap with platinum fold-over clasp.
- 2025Ref. 7128/1G-001 and 7128/1R-001
A medium size in white gold with a blue-gray dial or rose gold with a brown dial, same 26-330 S C calibre.
40 mm (10 to 4 o'clock), 8.5 mm; integrated gold bracelet with fold-over clasp and lockable adjustment.
- 2024Ref. 5821/1A-001
Steel, olive green sunburst dial with horizontal embossing, date at 3 o'clock, calibre 26-330 S C with stop-seconds. The case and bracelet alternate vertical brushing and polish, about 55 manual operations per watch.
45 mm (10 to 4 o'clock), 8.3 mm; integrated steel bracelet joined at side attachments, with fold-over clasp and lockable adjustment.
- 2024Ref. 5821/1AR-001
Steel case and side links with a rose gold bezel and centre links, blue sunburst dial with rose gold markers.
Same 45 mm case and integrated two-tone bracelet.
- 2024Ref. 5822P-001
Platinum, instantaneous grand date, day and moon phases from the new calibre 240 PS CI J LU, with six patent applications and a baguette diamond at 6 o'clock.
45 mm, 9.6 mm thick; navy blue composite strap with fabric pattern and a platinum Cubitus fold-over clasp, not a bracelet.