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Offered in extremely good overall condition the present watch has been consigned by an Important Private Collector. It is certainly one of the most attractive and rarest specimens of all Patek Philippe World Time reference 5130. Moreover, according to research, it is the only known reference 5130G-011 featuring a Top Wesselton diamond on the dial, replacing the city of London's time zone - fully confirmed by the original Certificate of Origin.
This captivating configuration provides a rich and ultra-luxurious aesthetic. As such, it is one of the rarest variants of this iconic world-time reference and would make a notable addition to any collection of modern Patek Philippe complications.
Reference 5130
Launched in 2006 reference 5130 replaced reference 5110, in production since 2000. Its classic Calatrava style features a larger diameter of 39.5 mm. as opposed to the 37 mm. of its predecessor. The new size allowed broadening the width of the exterior rotating disc showing the 24 time zones, thus rendering the names of the 24 world cities even more legible.
Much inspired by the celebrated reference 1415, Patek Philippe's first World Time watch introduced in the 1930s, the dial is decorated with a new guilloché sunburst pattern, the distinctive hour markers give the watch a dynamic, contemporary look. The ring-shaped hour hand is also reminiscent of the firm's historic World Time watches, symbolizing the globe and reserved exclusively for this type of timepiece.
This captivating configuration provides a rich and ultra-luxurious aesthetic. As such, it is one of the rarest variants of this iconic world-time reference and would make a notable addition to any collection of modern Patek Philippe complications.
Reference 5130
Launched in 2006 reference 5130 replaced reference 5110, in production since 2000. Its classic Calatrava style features a larger diameter of 39.5 mm. as opposed to the 37 mm. of its predecessor. The new size allowed broadening the width of the exterior rotating disc showing the 24 time zones, thus rendering the names of the 24 world cities even more legible.
Much inspired by the celebrated reference 1415, Patek Philippe's first World Time watch introduced in the 1930s, the dial is decorated with a new guilloché sunburst pattern, the distinctive hour markers give the watch a dynamic, contemporary look. The ring-shaped hour hand is also reminiscent of the firm's historic World Time watches, symbolizing the globe and reserved exclusively for this type of timepiece.