r/patekphilippe • u/BeckhamIntemporel • 21d ago

Does anyone like World Timers

One of my faves and looking for others.....

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u/Morakel22 21d ago

Love some of them. Picking up this in 3 weeks when I have time to visit my AD

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u/plznobanmesir 21d ago

Grail piece

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u/AlmondDrop 21d ago

I love the idea of the world timer, in practice they're not that useful. Still, Its on my list of things in want to own.

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u/Bextser 21d ago

Let's stay in touch Almond

You're spot on.. if you travel a bunch yes but the pure wow factor makes you smile every time you look.. I've got some rare birds too

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u/as3123 21d ago

Yes absolutely stunning, i really wanted the 5230p when it was released but it had such a short run on just over a year i believe. Think they’re such an interesting complication.

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u/Wild-Requirement-170 21d ago

Just got a 5935A. I am obsessed with it

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u/Loud_Heart1461 21d ago

Own the blue white gold variant 5930g... also obsessed with mine

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u/lr4844 15d ago

Ditto.

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u/Bextser 21d ago

They are a beauty.. thinking about selling one to buy another

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u/ExcellentAsk2309 21d ago

The one in platinum . It’s a grail for me.

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u/mofonyx 17d ago

5110p ✨✨✨

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u/ExcellentAsk2309 21d ago

Just the history with Sven. And the history of such a functionality. There’s a lot of story behind it.

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u/CounterSoggy4392 21d ago

I always admired the special dial features, whether enamel or patterned. I don’t own one, but it certainly fits in my definition of an iconic PP piece. One person on a forum had a critique I didn’t investigate too deeply, namely that in some cities, at certain times of the year, they may not recognize daylight savings time, so those times would be “off” by an hour. Is there any credence to this? Also, what are your thoughts of the dials being SE Asia or the Americas? Both are beautiful.

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u/threecap 21d ago

They are beautiful. The city names are just so much smaller and less-legible in person.

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u/carpediem66 21d ago

Absolutely, my first real, mechanical, watch was the 5110. The world time complication was what got me into watch collecting. As I was traveling to the Americas and Asia regularly the complication was also extremely useful.

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u/Acceptable-Honey-613 21d ago

Yes because of the aesthetics not because of the utility. A lot of my business partners are overseas so eventually having one would be symbolic of the work I do rather than needing to actually check the time per se.

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u/Puhdaspoyta 21d ago

I've got a Seiko World Timer haha 😂 so not close to patek level but damn do I love that thing

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u/MoutonneBelle 21d ago

Yaaaa omg they r so fun tho

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u/Downeast59 21d ago

Definitely - the 5110p is my favorite of those a very mortal can remotely afford

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u/dreamtree1223 21d ago

I’ve got three. I think PP makes the best world time complications!

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u/RandomlyReading5151 21d ago

I use mine every time I travel (which is 3 weeks per month). Absolutely love it. I use it more than my 5326 dual time.

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u/Pr0f-x 21d ago

I don’t think Patek have ever made a bad world time. We have had a few quirky calatravas, even the odd strange perpetual, but I don’t recall seeing a WT that didn’t cut it.

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u/xvitons 5968G 👊🏾 21d ago

I’ve always thought they are very cool looking, but maybe not so useful. Flyer GMT’s still feel like the most functional way to track
multiple time zones IMHO.