2022 Patek Philippe Watches: Predictions, Dress Watches, Stainless Steel & 2022 Patek Watch Models

Tim Mosso makes his 2022 debut with his forecast of 2022 Patek Philippe watches, new 2022 Rolex watches, and predictions for new Audemars Piguet, Tudor, and De Bethune watch models. After phasing out its Nautilus 5711 in 2021, Patek Philippe enters 2022 with a potential revival of dress watches. No longer a victim of its own success with the 5711, Patek Philippe now has the flexibility to focus on the traditional men's watches that built its reputation in the era before luxury sport watches. In 2021, Patek Philippe announced its intention to discontinue the Nautilus 5711 at the year's conclusion. While this didn't include a commitment to cull the entire Nautilus model line, the retirement of its most famous model suggested a future in which the Nautilus collection occupies less prominence in the Patek Philippe watch catalog. While models like the Nautilus 5990, 5726, and 5712 remain in production, they will be forced to share more publicity and emphasis with other Patek Philippe collections such as the Calatrava dress watches and Aquanaut sports watches. With its green dial Nautilus 5711/1A-014 and turquoise Tiffany dial Nautilus 5711/1A-018, Patek Philippe made 2021 the year of the Nautilus 5711. A fever of speculation and price inflation rose all year long and culminated in the December 2021 sale of a Tiffany blue 5711/1A-018 for $6.5 million by Phillips auctions. The money was raised for a charitable cause, but the sticker was no less shocking. This was, after all, a tu