There are levels to Patek Philippe’s releases for Watches & Wonders 2026, but if there was a hero item for the entire event, it would definitely be the Celestial Sunrise And Sunset ref. 6105G. So that seems like a pretty apt place to start.

The Celestial series has long been one of the brand’s most complicated watches, mainly due to the 25 trillion arrangements needed to display the celestial feature accurately. A subsequent complication would be added in the form of a date display, and fast forward to today, we have the sunrise and sunset time indicator thrown into the mix.

Watches like these are created just to showcase technical prowess, and the fact that it is Patek Philippe’s first foray into the sunrise and sunset complication showcases how much the brand looks to keep challenging its boundaries.

Watch fans closer to Esquire Malaysia’s region, however, may not connect as well to the star complications—sun movements included—which are reflected as seen from Geneva. But owning a grand complication isn’t purely for the timekeeping, because if this watch sings to you, and you have the ability to acquire one, then you’re a collector of a special breed, and factors like geography will make part of the equation.

One model that befits a wider range of collectors, however, is the Golden Ellipse, which, this year, has found even more beauty through a more muted expression.

Prior to this, the Golden Ellipse collection has seen a few iterations, but the closest it has come to this year’s version of simplicity is the black-dialled ref. 5738R, and the blue-dialled ref. 5738P. Both watches look more striking than their newest counterparts due to the shiny leather straps.

In contrast, the latest ref. 5738G comes with matte-looking olive straps, toning the presence on the wrist down a little. The case is white gold, too, which flies under the radar much easier than the yellow- or rose-gold varieties. Plus, they look lovely in their traditional measurements, which are 31.1 by 35.6mm, at a mind-boggling 6mm in thickness.

What would make this watch even better (personally) would be the ability to admire the movement that’s fitted into this ultra-slim space, gold micro-rotor and all.

Moving on to other releases for the year, Patek Philippe also celebrated its 50th year of the Nautilus, with a 38mm version (what a lovely size), expressed in platinum, being one of the standouts within this line. Despite this smaller size and wafer-like thinness, this watch commands wrist presence due to the platinum, and it weighs so much more than your eye would lead you to believe.

But perhaps the brand’s most interesting way of celebrating the Nautilus comes in the way of the desk clock, which will give fans something new to look forward to collecting. It is a manually-wound piece, with eight days of power reserve. Despite it being called a desk clock, its diameter of 50.65mm makes it fairly portable, but something tells me that most owners of this piece wouldn’t want to move it about.

All in all, it’s great to see Patek Philippe offering smaller sizes of popular models, desk clock included, but I guess that’s all personal taste. There are a few other releases we haven't mentioned, but like the other Watches And Wonders reports, those watches will warrant stories of their own.