Patek Philippe Complications Ref. 5231G White Gold World Time Cloisonné Grand Feu Enamel

Patek Philippe has been incorporating maps in Grand Feu cloisonné enamel depicting various regions of the world on its famous World Time watches since Louis Cottier's invention of this mechanism in the 1930s. In 2022, the company pays tribute to the vibrancy of South-East Asia and Oceania by introducing a new white gold version of this model with a Grand Feu cloisonné enamel dial. The artistry of the enamel is achieved by first outlining the continents with thin gold wire, filling the compartments with different enamel colors to represent oceans and land masses, and then firing the dial plate multiple times at high temperatures in a kiln. This unique process combines geography and poetry to create a stunning timepiece.