TRAVEL TIME, Ref. 5134J |
WORLD TIME, Ref 5130P |
Introduction
At the International Meridian Conference in Washington, D.C., in 1884, two important resolutions were passed: the official division of the earth into 24 time zones, each 15° of longitude in width, and the establishment of universal time. Ever since, watchmakers have tried to outdo each other with clever ideas for displaying multiple time zones. Today the Patek Philippe collection of watches displaying multiple time zones comprises: the World Time, indicating 24 time zones, launched in year 2000 and the Travel Time indicating two time zones, local and home time, introduced in 1997.
Travel Time
In 2001, Patek Philippe presented a contemporary dual time zone watch by introducing the Calatrava Travel Time for men, Ref 5034. In 2003, the case style was entirely redesigned and since Basel 2007 its modern lines have been extended to ladies models. Discover below the entire collection of the Patek Philippe Calatrava Travel Time for men and ladies.
Patek Philippe’s Travel Time wristwatch can simultaneously display the time in two different time zones. It features two hour hands, one in gold that indicates the local time at your current location, the other skeletonized that indicates the local time in your home place. When the two hour hands are superimposed, the gold hand indicates your local time at your home place.
When you travel to a different time zone, set the gold hour hand to the local time at your destination. The skeletonized hand continues to display your home time. The push pieces in the case at 8 and 10 o'clock are used to move the gold hour hand for local time forward or backward in one-hour steps.
World Time
In 2000 Patek Philippe presented a contemporary version of the World Time with the Ref 5110. In 2006 Patek Philippe subtly redesigned the case with a slightly enlarged diameter of 39,5mm and a new guilloché-pattern dial. Discover below the entire collection of the Patek Philippe World Time watches including its latest version in Platinum introduced this year in Basel.
The World Time displays local time represented by the city situated at 12 o’clock and the time in all other of our planet’s24 time zones. Its use is very simple, when you travel from one time zone to another, to switch time zone, you merely need to press the push piece at 10 o’clock until the city which represents the destination time zone is at 12 o’clock.
Each time you press the push piece at 10 o'clock:
1. the hour hand advances by one hour
2. the city ring and the 24-hour ring both advance counterclockwise by one position
3 . The minute hand is not affected by a time zone change and continues to advance independently