The Toccata Heritage is not only powered by a hand-cranker — the Sellita-based Cal. RW4100 — but it’s fully visible behind a sapphire caseback. It even features some nice decoration, like blued screws and sunburst finishing on some of the gears. This helps keep the case of the Toccata Heritage extremely thin at just 6.95mm, though it can’t quite match the minuscule 5.9mm thickness of the Patek.
Pricing and availability
There are four versions of the new Toccata Heritage (plus five smaller, quartz-powered references that I don’t find as interesting).
If you really want to drive home the unabashed Patek vibes, then your best bet is to go with the blue version. It’s almost a dead ringer for the platinum Golden Ellipse and comes on a blue croc-stamped calf leather strap. That one, along with a gray version on gray leather, is priced at $1,675. You can also get the blue version on a five-row steel bracelet for $100 more, but I think it looks better on the strap.
My pick of the bunch, however, is the rose gold PVD version. It’s paired with a copper dial and gray leather strap and has a decidedly retro and comforting warmth to it. It’s a stunner, but it’s also the priciest of the quartet at $1,825, which, to be fair, is still a serious bargain.