Nothing strikes awe in the heart of a watch collector like a Patek Philippe world timer. That’s because throughout history, Patek Philippe have produced the best and continue to produce the best in that segment of the watch market. Some of the earliest examples world time wristwatches were perfect Patek Philippe replica watches. Emerging in 1937, the Ref. 515 HU, Ref. 542 HU and Ref. 96 HU were the firsts of their kind and would eventually pave the way towards larger scale production. The world’s first serially produced world time wristwatch was unveiled in 1939, none other than the coveted Patek Philippe Ref. 1415. The Ref. 1415’s most distinguishing feature is its gorgeous teardrop lugs, soldered to the case. It was made in numerous variations with different case materials, hands, and dials. Perhaps the most ornate examples of the legendary reference were the ones with cloisonné enamel dials depicting various regions of the world, most of which were expectedly of the European continent. These first enamel-dialed world timers along with their descendants would go on to become some of the most desirable Swiss made fake watches from Patek Philippe. The Ref. 5231J-001, the first entrant of Patek Philippe’s latest generation of enamel-dialed world timers, was launched in 2019 and continued this long tradition by portraying America, Europe and Africa in cloisonné enamel.
Patek Philippe World Time Ref. 5231G Replica Watches
This year, Patek Philippe pays tribute to the dynamism of South East Asia and Oceania with a new (and only second) variant of the Ref. 5231. Here, we bring you the details and our honest thoughts on the new Ref. 5231G in white gold, with a cloisonné enamel map of the aforementioned region.
The Case, Dial, and Hands
The case of the new Ref. 5231G, rendered in white gold, measures a dressy 38.5 mm in diameter. This is 1.0 mm less than its predecessor the Ref. 5131 (and the non-enamel Ref. 5130), making 1:1 UK Patek Philippe replica watches’ latest world timers that much more elegant. This new generation of world timers comes with a contemporary case design too, with fewer curves, a sloped bezel and winglet-style lugs. The pusher at 10 o’clock advances local time by one hour increments, along with the city ring that is linked to it; this functionality, however, isn’t new, and is found also in the previous generation.
In stark contrast to the austere case, the dial of the high quality copy Patek Philippe Ref. 5231G watches is richly ornate, thanks to the enamel medallion in the center. Patek Philippe world timers often serve as the canvas for the rare handcraft of cloisonné enameling, and most of these depict maps of certain regions around the world. Previous iterations have seen enamel depictions of Eurasia, North/Central America, the eastern hemisphere and even the arctic circle. This time, the brand has decided to highlight South East Asia and Oceania. The art of cloisonné enameling is particularly suited for rendering maps. The artisan first outlines the continents and islands with thin gold wires, before filling in the partitions with various enamel colours to express the landmasses and oceans. Between colours, the dial is fired at high temperatures in a dedicated kiln. Four gold paillons (gold-leaf spangles) highlight the four cardinal points.
Beyond the centre medallion are the city disk and 24-hour disk with day/night zones, allowing time to be read off at a glance in all 24 time zones simultaneously. The circle-type hour hand (one of the traditional shapes of luxury replica Patek Philippe World Time watches), complemented by a white gold lozenge-shaped minute hand, displays the local time of the time zone whose corresponding city has been selected at 12 o’clock.
The Movement
Driving the Patek Philippe Ref. 5231G super clone watches for sale is the 239-part Calibre 240 HU. This is the same tried and true movement that powered the Ref. 5130 and Ref. 5131. It has a minimum power reserve of 48 hours and operates at a stately 3 Hz frequency. As denoted by the ‘HU’ designation which stands for Heure Universelle, the Calibre 240 HU has world time functionality. In addition, thanks to a mechanism patented in 1999, the user, when changing time zones, needs only press the pusher at 10 o’clock to simultaneously correct all displays.
Flipping the Swiss movements fake watches over reveals the movement in all its glory through the sapphire crystal case back. This is the familiar look of the base Calibre 240, with the world time mechanism unseen just under the dial. The most striking bit about the movement has to be the 22k gold microrotor. Integrated into the movement to reduce thickness, it is decorated with Geneva waves and engraved with the Calatrava cross. The rest of the movement is also given a handsome finish, with Geneva waves across the top surface of the bridges, beveled and polished edges, outward angles, polished screw heads, and perlage across the base plate, among other things.
