PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC WORLD TIME WRISTWATCH WITH CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DIAL
PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC WORLD TIME WRISTWATCH WITH CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DIAL
PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC WORLD TIME WRISTWATCH WITH CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DIAL
PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC WORLD TIME WRISTWATCH WITH CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DIAL
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PATEK PHILIPPEWORLD TIME WITH CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DIAL REF. 5231G-001
PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC WORLD TIME WRISTWATCH WITH CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DIAL

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, WORLD TIME MODEL, REF. 5231G-001, MOVEMENT NO. 7’504'718, CASE NO. 6’548’085, CIRCA 2022

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC WORLD TIME WRISTWATCH WITH CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DIAL
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, WORLD TIME MODEL, REF. 5231G-001, MOVEMENT NO. 7’504'718, CASE NO. 6’548’085, CIRCA 2022
Movement: Automatic
Dial: Cloisonné enamel depicting South-East Asia and Oceania
Case: 38.5 mm. diam.
With: 18k white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, Certificate of Origin dated 2022, Rare Handcrafts Certificate of Authenticity, sales tag, product literature, leather folder, presentation box and outer packaging

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Introduced in 2022, the present reference 5231G displays an incredible cloisonné enamel and gold pailloné dial centre decorated with a planisphere representing Oceania and South-East Asia, surrounded by the names of 24 world locations. Only two or three of the very best artists in enamel are able to produce these rare dials and together they can only deliver a maximum of 30-40 every year. Powering the World Time 5231G is the automatic in-house calibre 240 HU composed of 239 parts and 33 jewels. The calibre provides a power reserve of 48 hours when fully wound and is visible via the display case back.

To operate the world time mechanism for a different time zone, the pusher on the caseband at 10 o'clock is pressed as often as needed to align the respective city name with the red arrow at 12 o'clock. Each time the pusher is pressed, the hour hand advances by one hour while the city disk and the 24-hour ring will move by one increment in the anti-clockwise direction.
Although a very modern world time wristwatch, the world time system used here dates back to the 1930s when talented Geneva watchmaker Louis Cottier devised it and offered his invention to Patek Philippe. Cottier's ingenuity resulted in the company's now classic vintage references 1415 HU and 2523. In 1959, Patek Philippe obtained a patent for Cottier's device (Swiss Patent No. 340 191). The company further developed the movement, introducing calibre 240 HU, found in the present watch, in 1999.

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