Patek Philippe World Time in Pink Gold 5110R-001

Specifications

Case
Size (mm): 37
Bezel Material: 18k rose gold
Crystal:Sapphire
Dial Color: Silver
Dial Numbers: Indexes
Material:18k rose gold
Bracelet / Strap

Strap Color: Black
Strap Material: Alligator
Strap Clasp: Folding clasp
Strap Clasp Material: 18k rose gold
Movement

Movement: Selfwinding
Movement Caliber: Calibre 240 HU

In 1879, Scottish railway engineer Sandford Fleming proposed dividing the Earth into 24 time zones of 15° each, one hour apart with a universal time for each zone. His pioneering work was finally acknowledged in 1884 when the 25 nations taking part in the International Meridian Conference accepted his system and created the prime meridian of 0° longitude, which would pass through Greenwich, England. The World Time is closely associated with Patek Philippe and is one of the signature complications from the maison. Based on the elegant solution of famed watchmaker Louis Cottier (1894-1996), Patek released the reference 1415 in 1939. This was followed in 1953 by the iconic reference 2523 which remained in production until 1965. Yet from 1965 until 2000, no new watches with a world time complication from Patek Philippe were released. It’s only in the year 2000 that Patek Philippe decided to bring back the much loved World Time complication. The Patek Philippe ref. 5110 was presented in 2000 and was the first serially produced world time reference. It introduced a pusher at 10 o’clock to set the local city time and was powered by an automatic movement. The present example is the Patek Philippe World Time ref. 5110R-001 featuring an 18k rose gold case paired with a silver guilloche dial with white gold indexes. It will tell the hour in 24 cities and it can be adjusted to show a new local time while not affecting the minutes. On the dial is an outer matte silver and black revolving disc which marks both the nocturnal and diurnal hours. Powered by the mechanical Patek Philippe Calibre 240 movement with a micro-rotor, the watch is slim and very comfortable on the wrist. Like any Patek Philippe timepiece before 2009, the movement is stamped with the Geneva Seal hallmark.