Watch Of The Week: Patek Philippe Presents The Ref 5230 In A Platinum Case For The First Time

The cosmopolitan Ref 5230 is getting a touch up from Patek Philippe by way of a platinum case, blue dial and navy blue calfskin strap.

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The Reference 5230 is a direct descendant of the famous Patek Philippe World Time watches launched during the 1930s. The collector community has deemed these pieces cult favorites, and for good reason. The new platinum-cased Ref 5230’s dial center is adorned with a new circular hand-guilloched motif. The ultrathin self-winding movement with its two city and 24-hour rotating disks serves to keep simultaneous and permanent track of the time in all 24 time zones.

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Thanks to an ingenious mechanism patented in 1999, the user can simultaneously correct all the World Time displays in one-hour increments by simply pressing the pusher at 10 o’clock.

The ref 5230 is water resistant to 30m and its case diameter measures 38.5mm. As proof of the ultra-thin label used previously, the height of the watch is a mere 10.23mm. To learn more about the new Ref 5230, or to look up authorized retailers for purchase, CLICK HERE.

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