Housing a patented chiming movement first unveiled last year in a USA-exclusive watch, the new Patek Philippe Ref 5531R is both a minute repeater and a world-time watch. The timepiece deftly combines art, technology and function in a masterful manner. The brand's 462-part caliber R 27 HU is an ultra-thin self-winding mechanical movement featuring a minute repeater with local-time strike and 24-hour world-time indication. The city disc is in black and white for day/night indication. The dial of this newest version depicts an incredible cloisonné enamel painting of a Lavaux vineyard terrace on Switzerland's Lake Geneva, a Unesco World Heritage Site. To create this masterpiece, a single artist lays thin strips of gold onto the dial, then paints within the strips, working in layer after layer of color to achieve the stunning sailboat, vineyards and sunset hues. Crafted in 18K 5N rose gold, the case has a hand-guilloché hobnail pattern on the flanks and repeater slide.
Details
| Price ($) | 500,000 |
| Price range | $500,000 - $600,000 |
| Gender | Male |
| Case | Round |
| Complications | World Time Minutes Day/Night Indicator Hours |
| Movement | Automatic |
| Power reserve range (hours) | 24 - 48 |
| Power reserve | 48 hours |
| Case size | Large (>39mm) |
| Case diameter (mm) | 40 |
| Case height (mm) | 11 |
| Case back | Interchangeable |
| Case colour | Rose Gold |
| Case material | Rose Gold |
| Dial colour | Colourful |
| Where to buy | Patek Philippe in New York |
| Caliber | R 27 HU |
| ReferenceNumber | 5531R |
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Operating for the past 180 years, Patek Phillippe benefits from a uniquely preserved legacy. As the last independent, family-owned Genevan manufacturer, Patek Philippe timepieces are both traditional and innovative.Pending eight different patents, the Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Travel Time debuted in 2022. Combining two beloved collections, this watch flaunts a 409-part caliber housed in the Calatrava case and encircled by a vintage style dial. Other new models released in 2022 include the Grand Complications collection of minute repeaters with classic gongs, a second time zone with day/night indication and an alarm. Some pieces come accompanied by a set of white gold cufflinks with baguette-cut diamonds to match. The new Nautilus and Chronograph collections demonstrate similar expertise featuring a split-seconds monopusher and high-performance movement, while the Watches & Wonders Geneva line continues to boast the brands broad technical and aesthetic capabilities.
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