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Patek Philippe
Ref. 5131J-001
World Time
A very fine and attractive yellow gold world time wristwatch with cloisonné enamel dial, Certificate of Origin and presentation box
Full-Cataloguing
- Cloisonné enamel dial of the Americas, Europe and Africa
- Featuring Hong Kong on the city ring and now discontinued
- Offered in excellent condition with its original accessories
In the 1930s, Louis Cottier designed an ingenious, ultra-thin mechanism that simultaneously displayed the correct hours across the world's time zones through a rotating 24-hour ring. Available in four precious metals, the reference 5131 was originally released in yellow gold, as the present example in 2008. As a successor to the ref. 5130 from 2006, the current reference features a cloisonné enamel dial, the city/region names of 24 world locations displayed on the outer ring.
The present example features a stunning dial with the Americas, Europe and Africa, whilst the white gold versions show Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania, and the pink gold models done with Asia, Oceania and the Americas.
Cased in a robust and balanced 39.5mm case, this timepiece is a contemporary horological masterpiece and undoubtably the perfect companion for the well-travelled connoisseur. Offered in barely worn, excellent overall condition, the now discontinued Patek Philippe world time ref. 5131J is further accompanied by its original Certificate of Origin and presentation box.
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.