PATEK PHILIPPE COMPLICATIONS WORLD TIME REF. 5231G-001 WHITE GOLD Grand Feu Cloisonné 240HU SELF-WINDING CALIBER

5231G - COMPLICATIONS
SELF-WINDING

Since Louis Cottier's invention of this mechanism during the 1930s, the famous Patek Philippe World Time watches have often been adorned with maps in Grand Feu cloisonné enamel depicting various regions of the world.
In 2022, Patek Philippe pays tribute to the dynamism of South-East Asia and to Oceania by interpreting this model in a new white gold version with a Grand Feu cloisonné enamel dial.
To combine geography and poetry, the artisan first marks off the outlines of the continents with a thin gold wire. He then fills the compartments with various enamel colors reproducing the oceans and land masses, while repeatedly firing the enameled dial plate at high temperature in a kiln.
WATCH
Self-winding mechanical movement. Caliber 240 HU. World Time. 24-hour and day/night indication for the 24 time zones.
DIAL
Grand Feu cloisonné enamel center: Oceania and South-East Asia, 4 gold splangles.
CASE
White gold. Sapphire crystal case back. Water-resistant to 30 m. Diameter: 38.5 mm. Height: 10.23 mm.
STRAP
Alligator leather with square scales, hand-stitched, matte navy blue. Fold-over clasp.

CALIBER 240 HU
SELF-WINDING
24 time zones, day/night indication for the 24 time zones. Diameter: 27.5 mm. Height: 3.88 mm. Number of parts: 239. Bridges: 8. Jewels: 33. Power reserve: Min. 48 hours. 22K gold off-center mini-rotor. Balance: Gyromax®. Vibrations/hour: 21 600 (3 Hz). Balance spring: Spiromax®. Hallmark: Patek Philippe Seal. Patent: CH 595 653. Patent: CH 693 191.