Patek Philippe World Time ref 5130R Guilloché Dial in 18k Rose Gold with Box and Papers watches-for-sale reference 3505

reference 3505

(15-17 cm)

- 36 mm 18kt white gold case

The Rolex Day-Date has a long and storied history

outer box and inner box (both with some wear and tear)

Patek Philippe World Time ref 5130R Guilloché Dial in 18k Rose Gold with Box and Papers watches-for-sale reference 3505The story of the Patek Philippe World Time complication begins with Louis Cottier, a Geneva watchmaker who invented the modern world time mechanism in the early 1930s. His system allowed the wearer to read the time in 24 time zones simultaneously, using a central hour and minute hand, a rotating 24 hour ring, and a city ring representing major world cities. Patek Philippe quickly recognized the brilliance of Cottiers invention and, in 1937, introduced