[House of Watches 2024 Geneva Watch Show "Watches and Wonders"] Traveling the world is a dream for all travelers. When traveling across time zones, a travel time watch is an indispensable companion. In 2019, Patek Philippe set a new benchmark with the launch of the Travel Time Scream. At this year's Watches & Wonders exhibition in Geneva, the brand is offering a new two-tone model (Ref. 5520RG-001) to offer more options for travel-loving watch enthusiasts.
The overall real shot of the watch:
Live photo display of watch details:
The new watch has a diameter of 42.2 mm and a thickness of 11.6 mm. The case is made of rose gold and features a sapphire crystal crystal, as well as an interchangeable solid caseback and sapphire crystal see-through, making it water-resistant to 50 meters.
Compared to its predecessor, the new model features a two-tone design, including a rose gold case with white gold pushers, and a grey sunburst dial with charcoal grey white gold hands and indexes coated with luminescent material.
The dial is equipped with two hour hands, a solid hour hand to indicate the local time and a skeleton hand to indicate the time in the place of origin. The wearer simply presses the pusher at 8 or 10 o'clock to adjust the local time hand. Symmetrical circular apertures at 3 and 9 a.m. indicate day and night information at home time and local time, respectively. The analogue date display at 6 o'clock is synchronized with the local hour hand.
The numeral number below the 12 o'clock position shows the alarm time, and the upper and lower apertures show the alarm switch (controlled by the crown at 2 o'clock) and the alarm clock day and night, respectively, and the traditional gongs are struck with a hammer to announce the alarm. With the help of the crown at 4 o'clock, the desired alarm time can be set in 15-minute increments. The sword-shaped hands and Arabic numerals are coated with a luminescent material to ensure readability in low-light conditions.
By looking through the case back, you can admire the built-in AL 30-660 S C FUS automatic movement. The movement is assembled from 574 parts, beats at a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz), is fitted with a 21-carat gold oscillating weight, and has a power reserve of up to 52 hours.
The Patek Philippe Ref.5520RG-001 Travel Time Alarm comes with a vintage maroon calfskin strap with a pink gold parallel pin buckle with the Patek Philippe logo.