Patek Philippe

Hi everyone, Article updated with the last novelties Best, Mark Last Update October, 2017: Baselworld 2017 5131P World Time Updated August 1, 2017: NYC Grand Exhibition references (5531, 5230G NYC) Updated Sep 28, 2016: 5130P Edinburgh "Hamilton & Inches"...  

Wishing you the same Happy Christmas Mark and New Year and also to everyone ! Regards Seconds

Have a nice holiday time Cheers, Mark

Wishing you the same and a good New Year Regards Seconds

Amazing post Mark, comprehensive with great photos! I love Patek world timers and your post just ignites my passion further. Thank you and have a Merry Christmas! Sham

I love them too even if, of course, I have my favorites among them Cheers, Mark

You made a huge effort to assemble all those pictures and lay out the history of an iconic complication. Excellent. Cheers to you!

But when it is a motivating subject you "nearly) don't feel it! Thank you for your words, much appreciated. Cheers, Mark

Thanks for the comprehensive coverage of the world time reference.... Can't wait to see what's new for 2016 Basel from Patek regarding the 10th anniversary of the ref 5130. Is it possible to see something NEW?!? hmm....

I thought it would be interesting to gather them for a long overview. Indeed the current 5130 has been in the catalogue since 2006 and I had the same thoughts lately: will it soon be replaced? I don't know because of the 5131P still to come but we'll see ... 

The DNA of the worldtime goes along way. Truly a practical and beautiful tumepiece. Cheers Geross

and I took great pleasure in educating myself when gathering information. You said it Geross: DNA! Cheers, Mark

in the collection. Thank you for this informative post. Rgds Raymond

... I came to realize the same thing as you do. Hence, I think this is something I would like to get too. Until that day, thanks for your nice words Raymond! Cheers, Mark

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you're welcome! Congratulations for your 5130 and its so beautiful hands, I hope you enjoy it as much as you can! Cheers, Mark

Jorge.

There are several in the market, since 2000, but none can beat a 5110, in terms of charm. None. Not even the later Patek references. The proortions of the dial, 24 hours ring, cities ring and case were thought to work together in harmony. The later refere...  

Well maybe more than once. However, this is the one that didn't need too much convincing as everything about it points to it being an eternal beauty and a definite keeper. Thank you for doing what you do best. Merry X'mas! Fernando

...and you know my opinion already! There are quite significant differences between the 2 last modern versions and we seem to have balanced appeal for both of them. However, I'm also very attracted by the 5110 too. Such a beautiful piece. Enjoy yours agai... 

After three years, the 5130 was out... The 5110P killed it. For the reasons I mentioned. And I love the Patek WT so much that I tried to convince myself to keep the 5130G... Best, Nicolas

This Platinum 5110 is way better than 5130 or the latest 5230, early 5110 is simply is the best.

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this is so enjoying for us to see such a beautiful and exclusive watch as your 5131. I'd love to have a rose gold version but it is a hard task. Thanks for your kind comments again and enjoy your beauty! Cheers, Mark

for such an interesting and well thought out article on the WT complication. Here's a pic. to share of the 5110P: A very Merry Christmas to you! Fernando ...  

Congratulations and take care of "her"! It was a real pleasure working on this subject and sharing with you all, thank you for your nice words Fernando. Cheers, Mark

Many thanks to summurize the WT PP historic models. Like you, Rose Gold versions have my favour: 5110R and 5131R . Merry Christmas, Patrickh

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Thanks for sharing Keks, Merry Chritsmas holidays, Patrickh

I didn't see this version yet. The external colored ring is a detail most of other limited editions don't have. It is a nice choice and I imagine it plays on the size of the watch too. Cheers, Mark

You already know what I think about these references, there is so much to love. Have a great Christmas time Patrick. Cheers, Mark

I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it and found it informative, this is indeed a lot of historical data to learn about and help understanding Patek a little more (I hope!). Have a nice Christmas time! Cheers, Mark

Thank you very much Mark for your great post! A nice education for every collector! I wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year! Best Tempus

Among your very beautiful collection and latest arrivings, I'm glad you found a little room for enjoying this historical material. Thank you very much and have a good Christmas time too! Cheers, Mark

Cheers and happy new year! Gordon ...  

Thanks for sharing them again, especially the last one which gathers two beauties. They are indeed references that are worthy of the brand's history and deserve attention! Thank you for your warm compliments Gordon, as always. Cheers, Mark

Thank you very much! All the best, Alex

Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers, Mark

...and one of the very usefull ones I think. Thank you very much for your compliments Descartes! Cheers, Mark

Thank you Mark. My dream is that the next generation of World Time would have two buttons to adjust the time. That would make travelling both westwards and eastwards as easy. With the current models travelling i.e. from Paris to London requires 23 pushes ... 

Indeed, it is maybe my wish to go further that made me write about it too. Who knows... I think it is a very interesting suggestion: when I "experienced" the TZ change myself, I thought it ould be a nice feature to add. In the mean time, I think adding an... 

Thank you for the huge research work ; that is again one of these reference post that must be kept in our archives ! I also share your opinion as you know well, the P and the R are also my favorites ; and your pics of both versions are just 10/10 ! ;-))) ... 

Your warm comment are very highly appreciated As a World Time "connoisseur", I'm glad you liked it. it took quite much time to make but I thought it was an important line to talk about... and you know that I like a couple in particular. Have a nice time w... 

that was very good to read! nice piece of information you wrote here

And thank you for having shared your 5131R. I hope you enjoy it well! Cheers, Mark

Firstly, thank you Mark for taking the time and trouble to compile such an exhaustive review. Just superb. Secondly, this is a complication that has captured me quite a bit. Presenting the complication in this way has really helped to place the various de... 

You pics are on my computer in order to admire them from time to time. I think as well that it has been cleverly designed. We'll see if in 2016 we'll have some novelties about this ref... or not Enjoy yours and thanks again for you kind words Joe. Cheers,... 

Mark, Many thanks for this overview. Please note that the 96 HU is not a unique watch as two distinct 96 HU's were sold in late 2011 by Christie’s and Sotheby’s respectively. Cheers and best wishes This message has been edited by DCC on 2015-12-28 09:31:5...  

Thank you for sharing this update, I'll edit my post concerning the 96HU. Between the beginning of my work on this article and the end I went from unique to 2, 3, etc... for some references. I don't know if the 5131G is yours (if it is congratulations) bu... 

As you are in Paris, French should be quite familiar to you so you may find some more details here: Some figures need to be updated as for example, a 2523 that was not known to the market so far was recently sold by Sotheby's bringing the number of we... 

Thank you for sharing, it reminds me I read some of them long ago. Cheers, Mark

Thank you, Mark, for the history of the birth and consecutive generations of the PPWT. For me, the 5110 is by far my most favorite WT. Even more so than the coveted 5131. Aloha, Bob

We are many here to share this strong appeal for the 5110. Thank you Bob for your very nice comments and have a nice week-end! Cheers, Mark

Thanks for this well thought out and educated piece. It's always a please to read about world timers.

I thought it could be refreshing. Cheers, Mark

...Thank you Mark in Paris for very nice presentation. Best Regards Edward

Thanks for your nice comments Edward, I'm glad you enjoyed it Cheers, Mark

for a while. Rather it was my superficial browsing In any event, often they are more than worthy to resurface, this is the case with this thread. Best Edward

adding the so gorgeous Beirut edition This message has been edited by keks on 2016-05-18 12:31:52 ...  

I think I saw this picture on the net as well and thought "how cool is that!" Thanks for the reminder. Cheers, Mark

I\'ll consider it a roll call ...  

Thank you very much Cheers, Mark

Thanks for the wonderful learning.

My favourite is the 5131G and I just hope that a P comes out with the same Africa continent. I would also hope that one day that PP re-incorporates some of those interim Time Zones like India. Seems silly that a nation of 1 billion is excluded but then i ... 

They bring a poetry and a craftmanship that is completely coherent with the brand's hostory and the reference's theme. I agree with you about the continent choice: Africa and the yellow shades are very appealing and I must say I also like the snowy parts ... 

I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks

I did not realize that Moscow was first GMT +2, then GMT+3, then GMT +4, then back to GMT +3 now. This variability in Moscow GMT, especially in recent years, and the possibly of the same in other cities around the world, convinced me that I should stay aw... 

This evolution and updating matter is something to consider indeed. I don't personally have this problem, it comes with the watch and, as I don't have the real use for a WT, this would not be a problem (or I can adjust the time adding or removing one hour... 

I found very interesting myself to read about the WT complications and thought it would make a nice article. Thank you for your nice compliment Cheers, Mark

First it's a great article. Thqnk you for the work done. Merci . May i give you an addition to your post ? " The caliber used for these 1415 and 2523 references was the hand-wound 12-400 ." --- I would rather think that both models (1415 HU et 2523 (2 ver...