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Patek Philippe
Ref. 5110P
Worldtime
An elegant platinum world time wristwatch with guilloché dial
Full-Cataloguing
- Worldtime in platinum
- First worldtime model with city disc adjustable via button - now discontinued
World time watches were invented, as is often the case with innovation, out of necessity. With the advent of the industrial age came global trade and international travel, and with it the need for timekeeping devices capable of tracking time across multiple locations. Beyond their practical purpose, world time complications also provide a fascinating window into history. As nations rose and fell, the reference cities displayed on a watch’s bezel or dial would change accordingly, with one capital replacing another as the representative city for a given time zone.
Nearly fifty years passed between the first serially produced world time wristwatch by Patek Philippe—the legendary reference 2523—and the next iteration, the reference 5110, introduced in 2000. Available in every metal except steel, the model combines the gentle curves and understated elegance of the classic Calatrava case with Louis Cottier’s ingenious world time system, complemented by a beautifully guilloché center disc. A true classic, it features a 24-hour ring divided into day and night sectors, with the names of cities and islands representing each time zone encircling the dial. A pusher positioned on the upper left side of the case advances the city ring, allowing the wearer to set a “home” time zone while simultaneously reading the time in the remaining cities.
Presented in platinum with an attractive grey-blue guilloché dial, the present reference 5110, preserved in excellent overall condition, exudes a subtle charm and refined sophistication for the globetrotting connoisseur.
Patek Philippe
Swiss | 1839Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.
Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.