To my knowledge, there are only three Patek Philippe World Time ref. 2523 with a cloisonné enamel dial depicting a map of South America . The first one has never appeared in public: it is only described on page 159 of the book by Giampiero Negretti & Paol
In his comment to my thread dedicated to the Patek Philippe/Somazzi partnership , our dear Gordon aka GLau asked me how many retailers were able to have their signature on some Patek Philippe watches . Here's my answer : A / I have identified 58 retailers
But, as always and very predictably, the warmth of rose gold speaks to me more. And I personally miss the flame hour hand, which is my favorite, as well as the Roman numerals. I love the 2523 too, but the feeling of having a precious piece of history on t
Launched in 1953 , the Patek Philippe World Time ref. 2523 featured a new two-crown system, one for winding the watch and the other at 9 o’clock controlling the city disc. Two versions were available: ref. 2523 with larger lugs sitting above the bezel and
beautiful and classic watch! Here are my top 5 all time dream watches, which I will only own in beautiful dreams: They are in order of my preference- - 2499 RG first series pulsations dial (probably unique piece); platinum Breguet 2497, 2523 WT, 1526 stee