Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Patek Philippe - World Time Ref. 5131J “View of the City of Geneva”















Patek Philippe - World Time Ref. 5131J “View of the City of Geneva” NEW



A cult model for world travelers and collectors, the World Time by Patek Philippe, Ref. 5131J
is now available in a unique “View of the City of Geneva” version for Children Action

Specially designed for Children Action, this unique timepiece offers a view of the city of Geneva, surrounded by world locations and cities indicating the 24 time zones. The center of the dial of this watch is hand made in cloisonné enamel. To emphasize its exclusive Geneva identity, the time zone traditionally attributed to Paris is replaced with Geneva and is indicated in blue.

To be sold during a charity evening on June, 11 2012 in Geneva to benefit Children Action
Established in February1994, Children Action is a Swiss charitable foundation, which provides practical aid to children in fields such as medical and surgical care, psychological support, teenage suicide

www.childrenaction.org


New Record Price reached at charity auction

The Patek Philippe cult model for world travelers and collectors, Ref. 5131J specially made unique“View of the City of Geneva” version for Children Action, was sold on June 11, 2012 in Geneva to benefit the charity auction for a new record price of one million Swiss Francs, which represents about twenty times the price of the current collection Ref. 5131J with regular cloisonné enamel dial center. This new record also exceeds by twice the amount reached by the previous Patek Philippe unique watch sold to benefit Children Action 2009, Ref. 5180T skeleton unique model made in titanium, which was sold for 520’000 Swiss Francs.

 Patek Philippe - Ref. 5180T





































 
Ref. 5131J unique“View of the city of Geneva” model features a dial center in hand made cloisonné representing Geneva Lakeview and the time zone traditionally attributed to Paris is replaced with Geneva indicated in blue. The watch with its exclusive Geneva identity was bought by a Swiss client particularly fond of Geneva.
A cult model for world travelers and collectors, the Patek Philippe World Time, Ref. 5131J is now available in a unique "View of the City of Geneva" version for Children Action. Specially designed for Children Action, this unique timepiece offers a view of the city of Geneva, surrounded by world locations and cities indicating the 24 time zones. The center of the dial of this watch is hand made in cloisonné enamel. To emphasize its exclusive Geneva identity, the time zone traditionally attributed to Paris is replaced with Geneva and is indicated in blue.


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