AAAAA-5968A- Patek Philippe AQUANAUT

Patek Philippe 5968 Aquanaut Chronograph 5968A 001 5968 A, stainless steel on an orange tropical rubber strap



The sporty and very contemporary Aquanaut collection welcomes its first chronograph – a complication that perfectly matches the character of this youthful and dynamic timepiece line. Endowed with a self-winding flyback chronograph movement, the Reference 5968 also stands out with remarkable aesthetic appeal, typified by orange chronograph displays contrasting against the black dial.

The gradated light-to-dark gray dial sports the familiar embossed pattern of the Aquanaut range, with applied Arabic numerals and indices in white gold, with a few notable additions in this new model. These include a large, 60-minute chronograph-counter subdial at 6 o’clock subtly shaped to echo the softly curved octagon shape of the bezel, contrasting orange highlights to identify the chronograph indications, i.e., the central seconds hand, the 1/4-second hashmarks in the peripheral railway track scale, and both the hand and indices of the aforementioned 60-minute subdial. The date appears in a small window at 3 o’clock. Super-LumiNova coats the surfaces of the hour numerals and the broad, baton-shaped hour and minute hands.


The characteristic Aquanaut embossed pattern continues onto the rubber strap, which Patek says is highly resistant to abrasion and wear and unaffected by saltwater and UV radiation, meaning neither extended wear in the water or in direct sunlight will degrade its look. It comes with the watch is accompanied by a strap in orange, which picks up on the dial’s orange accents for an even sportier look.