Year: 2012
Reference No: 5131J-001
Movement No: 5'636'516
Case No: 4'557'053
Model Name: World Time
Material: 18K yellow gold
Calibre: Automatic, cal. 240HU, 33 jewels, stamped with the Patek Philippe seal
Bracelet/Strap: Leather
Clasp/Buckle: 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp
Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated November 2, 2012, product literature, wallet, presentation box and outer packaging.

Patek Philippe's reference 5131 is a worthy heir to the long lineage of coveted worldtime watches the Geneva brand is famous for, and is also the first modern worldtime reference to be graced with the fabled cloisonné dial featuring geographic maps. Patek Philippe was one of the first brands to embrace this new complication - in fact, an example of the earliest specimens of this complication is lot 55 of this sale. In the fifties, however, models featuring dials with beautifully crafted enamel maps of North and South Americas and Europe were made in restricted numbers (somewhere between 10 and 20 pieces in total). These watches, now among the most coveted timepieces in existence, are the inspiration for the series of modern cloisonné worldtime pieces. The present watch is a well preserved example with the Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated November 2, 2012, product literature, wallet, presentation box and outer packaging.