THE ESSENTIALS

MAKE: PATEK PHILIPPE
MODEL: 5134R-011
YEAR: 2008
BOX/PAPERS: YES/YES
CASE DIAMETER: 37mm
CASE MATERIAL: 18K ROSE GOLD
BRACELET MATERIAL: LEATHER
MOVEMENT: MANUAL WIND

The 5134R, launched in 2001, is what happens when the world’s most elegant dress watch decides to pack a passport. At first glance, it’s pure Calatrava: a slim, 37mm case in 18k rose gold, clean dial layout, and the kind of refinement that whispers rather than shouts. But beneath that restraint lies one of Patek Philippe’s most practical complications—the dual-time “Travel Time” system.

Powered by the manually-wound calibre 215 PS, the 5134R allows the local hour hand to jump forward or back in one-hour increments via two pushers at 8 and 10 o’clock. The beauty? The minute and seconds hands remain undisturbed, so your precision isn’t sacrificed to jet lag. Two small apertures at 9 and 3 o’clock quietly indicate day and night for both home and local time—subtle, but highly functional.

This example was sold originally sold in the UK in 2008 and fortunately has seen sporadic wrist time ever since. The watch is in impeccable shape, bar a few handling marks on the polished surfaces that can be seen up close and in harsh light. 

The watch comes complete with its inner and outer box, wallet, booklets and certificate of origin as it would have from new. 

The movement has been checked over and is running at -1 s/d, 275 amps with a beat error of 0.2.