At Baselworld 2016, Patek Philippe presents the new model-World Time Chronograph Ref. 5930G.. This watch is combined two complications, the world time and chronograph into one elegant looking timepiece.
Patek Philippe have used a lovely shade of blue for the city disc and the centre part of the dial which has been guilloched by hand. The watch has a 39.5mm case made from 18k white gold. The world time complication allows the wearer to track the timezone of multiple cities around the world at a glance. The wearer can use the pusher located at the 10 o ‘clock position to adjust the time of the cities by a 1 hour increment, allowing for a quick time zone adjustment.
Patek Phillipe have only ever made one watch with a world timer and chronograph that is known. It was made in the in 1940s and featured a dial with pulsimeter and asthmometer scales. Patek Phillipe have used this vintage model as the inspiration for creating the Ref 5930G.
Powering the Ref 5930G is the Caliber CH 28-520 HU Self-winding mechanical movement. Axes were shifted, bridges thinned and newly designed, and component clearances changed such that the caliber CH 28-520 HU can legitimately be called a new movement. The chronograph is a flyback and can be reset back to zero to start timing a new event without having to stop it. Because the chronograph hand is powered via a vertical clutch, it can also be used as a permanently running seconds hand without risking undue wear and without affecting the rate accuracy and power reserve of the watch. The chronograph can time up to a maximum of 30 minutes.
