Patek Philippe***World Time 5131J***Cloisonné

Patek Philippe World Time 5131J Cloisonné

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PATEK PHILIPPE Ultra Rare World Time Ref 5131J, Cal 240 HU
Serial # Case 4523175 / Movement 5330391
Circa: 2011

DESCRIPTION: Ultra Rare Patek Philippe Ref 5131J in 18K yellow gold, world time with cloisonné dial

MOVEMENT: Patek Caliber 240 HU, Automatic micro-rotor world time movement, 33 jewels

DIAL: World map cloisonné dial

CASE: 39.5mm, 18K yellow gold, sapphire display back

BRACELET: Brown alligator strap and 18K gold Patek buckle

MANUFACTURER: Patek Philippe, Genève

NOTES:
Originally developed in the 1930’s by Louis Cottier, the Wolrd Time has long history among Swiss watchmakers. Among these watchmakers, Cottier colaborated with Patek Philippe and they filed a patent was filed by PP in 1959 although Cottier died in 1966 and never truly saw the project come to fruition.
Patek Philippe brought the World Time back into its collection in the 2000’s on its calibre 240 automatic micro-rotor movement. In 2008, Patek released the inner dial of its World Time watch in cloisonné enamels.
It is a beautiful tribute to Cottier that his watch that showed the time around the world should be back on centre stage some 80 years since its debut.