Reference 5531
Caliber R 27 HU
World Time Minute Repeater.
Wristwatch with dial in cloisonné enamel and case with hand-guilloched decoration.
The first minute repeater that always strikes the
local time (a patented mechanism), Reference
5531R continues the tradition of Patek Philippe’s
World Time watches by featuring a dial center
in Grand Feu cloisonné enamel. This decoration,
outlined by some 13 cm of gold wire measuring
0.05 x 0.35 mm in cross-section, presents a
view of the Lavaux vineyards on the shores of
Lake Geneva with a traditional barque sailing
by. A small picture, but given great subtlety and
finesse by the artist’s use of transparent and
opalescent enamels in 22 colors, enriched by
four yellow-gold spangles called paillons at 12, 3,
6 and 9 o’clock. In keeping with the decorative
theme, the name Geneva replaces Paris. The
inimitable shape of the pierced hour hand is
inspired by the “Southern Cross” constellation.
The movement comprising 462 parts resides in an
elegant rose-gold case, its caseband and minute-
repeater slide decorated with a hand-guilloched
hobnail pattern, one of the manufacture’s iconic
hallmarks. Thanks to the generously pierced
lugs, the guilloched decoration can be admired
around the entire circumference.
