A descendant of the famous Patek Philippe World Time watches launched during the 1930s — and which have become cult models among keen travelers and collectors — Reference 5230 was introduced in 2016. For the first time, Patek Philippe is interpreting this cosmopolitan timepiece in a platinum case combined with a blue dial and strap. The dial center is adorned with a new circular hand-guilloched motif. The ultrathin self-winding movement with its two city and 24-hour rotating disks serves to keep simultaneous and permanent track of the time in all 24 time zones.
Thanks to an ingenious mechanism patented in 1999, the user can simultaneously correct all the World Time displays in one-hour increments by simply pressing the pusher at 10 o’clock.
WATCH
Self-winding mechanical movement. Caliber 240 HU. World Time. 24-hour and day/night indication for all 24 time zones.
DIAL
Blue, hand-guilloched with circular pattern, gold applied hour markers.
CASE
Platinum. Sapphire-crystal case back. Water-resistant to 30m. Case diameter: 38.5 mm. Height: 10.23 mm.
BRACELET / STRAP
Calfskin, hand-stitched, navy blue. Fold-over clasp.
