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Thank you for your post on the WTC…
I never understood the idea of a chronograph in a world time. Adding to a small chronograph subdial without the usual tachy or pulso reading and it’s definitely a pass.
Now the WT Date is something I find useful especially for someone that prefers a date complication in a timepiece which is normally worn in-country but I digress.
A view on the Patek Philippe Chronograph World Time 5935A and 5930P/G.
Patek loves to add a complication to the Chronograph: Annual or Perpetual Calendar, without or with a Minute Repeater, sometimes with a Tourbillon, we all know that. It is less known that before 2016, Patek offered a world time with a chronograph! It was ...
It can’t fairly be compared with the 5960…
because of all the additional WT information taking up space. Otherwise, the subdial size appears consistent going back to the 5930.
Thank you for these very interesting thoughts.
The small subdial doesn't bother me personally: I'm quite happy with the focus remaining on the beautiful guilloché center pattern and the 24h and city rings. The blue is my favorite and, like you, I think it would've been great with a pt case. But I'm ju...
I understand, but as AmisT pointed,
the dial is already filled with information, so a smaller chrono subdial makes sense (at least to me).
Also, I wonder how often the chrono function is used such that the readability makes a big difference.
I’d argue that the WT function is used more.
Nice sum-up
A friend has got the P with the green dial and it is hefty and mesmerizing as long as you like green. The blue dial never appealed to me but I was intrigued by the steel Salmon version. However, I found it too big on my wrist in total dimensions. Now, thi...
Same thought process here.
I love the combo, but that tiny counter is virtually useless. The most readable I think is the steel due to better contrast, but here I’m not a fan of the salmon dial, too restrictive. Hard crowd to please )) Great write up mon ami!
The tiny chrono dial looks a bit too small to me...
...and if you are going to provide a clear back, why in hell would you print/engrave anything on it?
Not sure if it's only me but I find the dial of the steel version overall proportion a bit off.
I think the 39.5m versions look more balanced. The small subdial doesn't bother me as much since I've come to accept that it will not be used most of the time. But having it doesn't hurt either, although it is good from a functional standpoint.
Thank you for the comprehensive and insightful Nico Review!
I was v close to getting the 5935A…..
Hi Nicolas, good post on the WT chrono, especially on your thought process !
To me, adding a chrono function to WT is a good creation for a regular production, especially given that the previous one was a piece unique. The fact that it has only 30 minutes on the counter is a separate issue on functionality. In terms of the sub-dia...
Dear Nico, many thanks for your thoughtful post!
I’ve always found the Patek World Time Chronographs both aesthetically appealing and technically fascinating. Yet that too-small sub-dial has always been a stumbling block for me. The only explanation I can imagine is that the dial layout was already so f...
Thank‘s for the good post, no need to be so critical on the subdail, the harmony and symetry is perfect!
I am wearing the blue 5930 now since quite a while and was never bothered by the size of the subdial, but always amazed by the fine guioche, the integration of the world time function, colorwise just perfect. The less pronounciation of the chronograph fun...
Thanks for your review
The blue is most attractive to my eyes.. I like the blue city ring, then followed by the white chrono ring.. and I do think the 5935 looks abit off.. Like you, I am unsure if the tiny chrono min register will prevent me from enjoying the watch
Thank you for your post on the WTC…
I never understood the idea of a chronograph in a world time. Adding to a small chronograph subdial without the usual tachy or pulso reading and it’s definitely a pass. Now the WT Date is something I find useful especially for someone that prefers a date ...
Thank you! - What a fantastic write up, I enjoyed reading about the origins of these relatively modern WT Chrono's
I think the steel (5935a) has the best refinement and legibility for this linerage of WT's The day night ring has the appropriate contrast between the dial colour. If you look at the blue and LE variations, the black portion to indicate night gets lost in...