Patek Philippe

Patek loves to add a complication to the Chronograph: Annual or Perpetual Calendar, without or with a Minute Repeater, sometimes with a Tourbillon, we all know that. It is less known that before 2016, Patek offered a world time with a chronograph! It was ...  

because of all the additional WT information taking up space. Otherwise, the subdial size appears consistent going back to the 5930.

The small subdial doesn't bother me personally: I'm quite happy with the focus remaining on the beautiful guilloché center pattern and the 24h and city rings. The blue is my favorite and, like you, I think it would've been great with a pt case. But I'm ju... 

the dial is already filled with information, so a smaller chrono subdial makes sense (at least to me).

I’d argue that the WT function is used more.

A friend has got the P with the green dial and it is hefty and mesmerizing as long as you like green. The blue dial never appealed to me but I was intrigued by the steel Salmon version. However, I found it too big on my wrist in total dimensions. Now, thi... 

I love the combo, but that tiny counter is virtually useless. The most readable I think is the steel due to better contrast, but here I’m not a fan of the salmon dial, too restrictive. Hard crowd to please )) Great write up mon ami!

...and if you are going to provide a clear back, why in hell would you print/engrave anything on it?

I think the 39.5m versions look more balanced. The small subdial doesn't bother me as much since I've come to accept that it will not be used most of the time. But having it doesn't hurt either, although it is good from a functional standpoint.

I was v close to getting the 5935A…..

To me, adding a chrono function to WT is a good creation for a regular production, especially given that the previous one was a piece unique. The fact that it has only 30 minutes on the counter is a separate issue on functionality. In terms of the sub-dia... 

not getting this reference then 😅

I’ve always found the Patek World Time Chronographs both aesthetically appealing and technically fascinating. Yet that too-small sub-dial has always been a stumbling block for me. The only explanation I can imagine is that the dial layout was already so f... 

I am wearing the blue 5930 now since quite a while and was never bothered by the size of the subdial, but always amazed by the fine guioche, the integration of the world time function, colorwise just perfect. The less pronounciation of the chronograph fun... 

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Just my2c!

The blue is most attractive to my eyes.. I like the blue city ring, then followed by the white chrono ring.. and I do think the 5935 looks abit off.. Like you, I am unsure if the tiny chrono min register will prevent me from enjoying the watch

I wasn’t wowed ...  

I never understood the idea of a chronograph in a world time. Adding to a small chronograph subdial without the usual tachy or pulso reading and it’s definitely a pass. Now the WT Date is something I find useful especially for someone that prefers a date ... 

I think the steel (5935a) has the best refinement and legibility for this linerage of WT's The day night ring has the appropriate contrast between the dial colour. If you look at the blue and LE variations, the black portion to indicate night gets lost in...