{"product_id":"patek-philippe-world-time-as09195","title":"Patek Philippe World Time","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jet Age shrunk the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe advent of transcontinental and transatlantic jet travel made it possible for a person to sip an espresso in the Bar Della Pace in the morning and still make an 8:00 reservation at Lutèce that same evening. Nearly a hundred years earlier, to meet the demands prompted by the establishment of railway time in the 1860s, watchmakers such as Hamilton and Elgin developed railroad pocket chronometers that included a third hand to indicate an additional timezone. This set the framework of what was to come.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the 1930s and 1940s, manufacturers such as Vacheron Constantin and Patek Philippe produced “world time” pocket watches using a special dial layout designed by Louis Cottier that showed the time across the globe’s different time zones simultaneously. In the 1950s, the advent (and immediacy) of jet travel — and the frequency at which transatlantic and transcontinental flights occurred — made it necessary for travelers to have a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewristwatch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e that could display multiple time zones at once. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Patek Philippe Reference 5230R-001 is a modern reimagining of just such a watch. Rendered here in 18k rose gold, it features a classical complication executed in stunning fidelity given its 38.5mm case size: The dial features a hand machined \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eguilloché \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003egray inner sector and is surrounded by a bi-color ring with silver denoting daytime and black signifying night.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBeyond this adjustable ring is a silvered city ring — a feature familiar to devotees of classic world time complications. Using this 24-city outer ring and the inner rotating 24-hour ring — all of which is controlled by the 10 o’clock pusher — the wearer can track the time around the world from their present location.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThrough the watch’s sapphire exhibition back, it’s possible to view the incredible workmanship on the in-house Patek Philippe Calibre 240 HU self-winding movement. Fitted to a signed, brown alligator leather strap with an 18k rose gold deployant clasp, this stunning piece remains in excellent condition throughout and includes its Certificate of Origin dating to 2017.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patek Philippe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40347683455063,"sku":"40930296","price":39990.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS09195_40930296_PATEKPHILIPPE_5230R-001_PAPER-6.jpg?v=1700168639","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/patek-philippe-world-time-as09195","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}