Every once in a while, certain watches are the perfect match for a particular car. Depending on the color of their dials, straps, or colorful accents —in their overall design—, one can sometimes perfectly match a watch to the exterior and interior of a car. While it doesn’t happen often, we believe that the combination between a Patek Philippe ref. 5960/1A and a jet black metallic Porsche Macan GTS with Bordeaux red Interior, is a match made in heaven. With a silvered opaline dial with black and red accents, the 5960/1A comes to life with the red and black interior of this Porsche Macan GTS.
When first released, the Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Flyback Chronograph ref. 5960/1A wasn’t the cup of tea for many. For sure a very unique stainless steel watch that gained much-deserved affection after being discontinued just a few years after its release. The 5960/1A is one of Patek’s greatest complications that combines the convenience of a chronograph and the functionality of an annual calendar. This watch that many seem to just see as just another very classic Patek, to us is a very motorsport looking watch when contemplating it inside a fast and furious CUV like the Macan GTS.
Powered by the Patek Philippe automatic calibre H 28-520 IRM QA 24H with a flyback chronograph and annual calendar, this watch comes with a power reserve of 55 hours when fully wound. The Macan GTS shares the last two digits of this Patek’s reference number in its horsepower by delivering 360hp thanks to its 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 engine —that is meant to behave like a naturally aspirated engine.
Designed with the overall driving experience in mind, the Macan GTS shares the same vision as the 5960/1A which was also designed with the user experience in mind. When you pair a very intuitive and very legible annual calendar with a flyback chronograph, you have the perfect watch to time your laps and your launch control events while driving the Macan GTS that will get you from 0 to 60mph in just mere 4.4 seconds.
Cloaked in black and wearing a Bordeaux red interior, this Macan GTS brings the fierce sporty nature of the stainless steel 5960 like no other car would. If you still don’t think that the Patek Philippe ref. 5960 is one helluva watch and one that goes great with a car like this, we are confident that our images will have you lust for one as soon as you’re done enjoying this article.
When red and black collide, the result of this combination is pure fire. Very much like the dial on the 5960/1A that is flawlessly executed with enough red to make it pop and with plenty of black to ease its legibility. A great looking watch and a sexy car that are without a doubt a match made in heaven. If you have a Macan GTS like this one, make sure you add a 5960/1A to complete the look.
Sticker Price $85,500 USD —watch not included. Patek Philippe ref. 5960/1A is now discontinued and selling in the secondary market for $50,000-$60,000 USD. For more info on Patek click here and for Porsche click here
