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Overview of the Patek Philippe ref. 5531
Introduced in 2017 at Patek Philippe’s Art of Watches Grand Exhibition in New York, the original release of the World Time Minute Repeater ref. 5531 was a limited edition of 10 pieces, split between two cloisonné enamel dial variants:
- Five pieces with a daytime Manhattan skyline: ref. 5531R-010
- Five pieces with a nighttime Manhattan skyline: ref. 5531R-011
The case measures 40.20 x 11.49 mm and the watch is powered by caliber R 27 HU.
A/ MANHATTAN SKYLINE (2017)
1/ DAYTIME REF. 5531R-010
credit: @bluepatek (1), @jonbinla (2-4), @minutesdevoyages (5-8) & Sotheby’s
2/ NIGHTTIME REF. 5531R-011
credit: Watch Collecting Lifestyle & Patek Philippe
B/ LAVAUX VINEYARD TERRACE SCENE OVERLOOKING LAKE GENEVA (2018)
The two references 5531R-001 and 5531R-012 were introduced at BaselWorld 2018, as a follow up of the two Manhattan references introduced in New-York a year before.
1/ REF. 5531R-001 (featuring HONG-KONG)
credit: Monochrome
2/ REF. 5531R-012 (featuring BEIJING instead of Hong-Kong)
credit: @benoit.watches (1), Phillips (2-8) & Sotheby’s (9-10)
3/ REF. 5531/1R-010 (featuring HONG-KONG)
credit: @kevincureau (1) & Phillips
C/ CITY MAPS (2019-2023)
1/ SINGAPORE, REF. 5531R-13
Ref. 5531R-010 is a limited edition of five pieces created in honor of the Patek Philippe's 2019 Watch Art Grand Exhibition in Singapore. The center of the dial depicts a map of Singapore's downtown bay.
credit: Patek Philippe
2/ TOKYO, REF. 5531R-014 (2023)
credit: k2luxury
3/ GENEVA, REF. 5531R-015 (2022)
credit: @minutesdevoyages (1-3) & Phillips
D/ LAKE THUN (2024)
Ferdinand Holder, Thunersee mit symmetrischer Spiegelung - 1905 (Lake Thun with symmetrical reflection - 1905)
credit: @repeticiondeminutos & Swiss Watches Magazine
E/ LAKE GENEVA STEAMBOAT, REF. 5531G-001 (2023)
credit: k2luxury (1), @platinumtimesco (2-5), @hoangdiep_watch (6-10) & @patekpurist (11)
BONUS: PROTOYPE OF THE REF. 5531 (displayed at the 2017 New-York The Art of Watches Grand Exhibition)
credit: Prototype-@igwatchlover, @hockeyandlegos (reddit) & @keyiness
Thanks for reading.
Best, Emmanuel
Overview of the Patek Philippe ref. 5531
Introduced in 2017 at Patek Philippe ’s Art of Watches Grand Exhibition in New York, the original release of the World Time Minute Repeater ref. 5531 was a limited edition of 10 pieces , split between two cloisonné enamel dial variants : Five pieces with ...
Yes, the lake views are beautiful, especially the Lavaux one, imo.
But I find them a bit too expected. I think I would choose the Geneva map, but I have to say that I don't find any of them fully compelling, unfortunately. Best, Emmanuel
Yes, impressive pieces, but none of them fully appeal to me.
I find the lake views a bit too expected and I have mixed feelings about the NY views and the maps. However, I think my favorite is the Geneva map.
Amazing post, amazing watches.
Thanks, Emmanuel. Good to see these altogether here. The G and Singapore are my favorites.
Unfortunately, I don't feel strongly attracted to any of them.
I find the lake views a bit too expected and I have mixed feelings about the NY views and the maps. But I think my favorite is the Geneva map... Best, Emmanuel
They definitely are.
But, sadly, none of them fully appeal to me. I find the lake views a bit too expected and I have mixed feelings about the NY views and the maps. However, I think my favorite is the Geneva map. Best, Emmanuel
I hope our enamel addict and specialist will be delighted! ;-)
Have a great week-end. Best, Emmanuel
Yes, fantastic pieces.
But none of the decorations really thrill me. I find lake views a bit too expected and have mixed feelings about NY and maps. That said, I think my favorite would be the Geneva map.
I think the lake views reveal the high sense of pride a true Swiss carries.
Hence, it is a very local thing to appreciate 😊
Interesting ! I certainly understand that.
And the Lavaux view is absolutely charming. I like it better than the Thun or the steamer ones. Do you have a favorite among the three?
Thank you, Alex, I'm glad you tend to prefer the Lavaux scenery too.
As always, I think the beauty of these pieces would be even more obvious in real life. When judgement is based on photos only, it tends to be overly critical: I try to keep this fact in mind, but tend to forget it, unfortunately.
Hi Emmanuel, you absoluetly
SMASHED it with this 5531 post ! I read it several times over a few days and thought long & hard before I replied now. Amazing research you did and thank you so much because you made yours truly, the self-proclaimed enamel slave/addict on WPS, wanting...
Thank you so much, Gordon, I'm glad you enjoyed this post.
I would indeed be very interested to know why her signature isn't present on all dial variants. And I completely agree with you that if you're going to own such a work of art, it might as well be signed (it even needs to be). For this reason, my personal ...