Patek Philippe has attired the World Time Minute Repeater Reference 5531 in white gold. The dial center is adorned with a new cloisonné Grand Feu enamel motif depicting one of the famous steamships of the Belle Époque fleet still sailing on Lake Geneva today. The result is an entirely hand-made miniature Rare Handcrafts masterpiece. Launched in 2017, this model has established itself as the first minute-repeater that always chimes local time. The caseband and the minute-repeater slide piece feature a hand-guilloched hobnail pattern emblematic of Patek Philippe. The skeletonized lugs ensure an unobstructed view of this guilloché work.
WATCH
Self-winding mechanical movement. Caliber R 27 HU. Minute repeater with two classic gongs. Local time strike. World Time. 24-hour and day/night indication for all 24 time zones.
DIAL
Grand Feu cloisonné enamel center with steamboat cruising on Lake Geneva. 18K gold dial plate and 24-hour ring.
CASE
White gold. Case and slide piece with hand-guilloched hobnail-patterned decoration. Skeletonized lugs. Interchangeable solid and sapphire crystal case backs. Humidity and dust protected only (not water resistant). Diameter: 40.2 mm. Height: 11.49 mm.
STRAP
Alligator leather with square scales, hand-stitched, shiny blue-green. Fold-over clasp.