This Patek Philippe reference 5935A stands out for being the first stainless-steel version of a Patek Philippe World Time and at 41mm, it is slightly larger than its platinum counterpart. In keeping with Patek Philippe’s penchant for fusing complications that are not usually seen together, this piece combines a world time complication with a flyback chronograph function.
In terms of aesthetics, the dial is pleasingly modern, as the cities on the world time disc are printed in black sans-serif font, which is very legible against the light salmon dial, described by Patek Philippe as “rose-gilt”. The two-tone, 24-hour chapter ring is divided into black and white portions, representing night and day respectively, with the sun and moon rendered in gold at noon and midnight. The timezone can be adjusted via the pusher at 10 o’clock. Bearing in mind that this watch is also chronograph, a discreetly placed seconds scale can be seen integrated between the world time and 24-hour sections.
The piece also pays tribute to several predecessors, as can be seen with the winglet-style lugs, which are derived from the vintage World Time reference 2523. Further to this, the centre of the dial is decorated with a carbon motif that was previously featured on the limited edition Calatrava reference 6007A. The pattern lends a chequerboard-style look to the watch, giving further texture and depth.
The reference 5935A is powered by the automatic calibre CH-28-520HU – an in-house created movement which in its base calibre form was first used in the reference 5960P. The movement includes a Gyromax balance wheel and silicon Spiromax hairspring and is stamped with the Patek Philippe seal, visible beneath the passing 21-carat gold winding rotor.
If sold within the United Kingdom, this Patek Philippe 5935A-001 will be subject to 20% VAT.
