First PP incoming - 5230G-014 Hong Kong Dial

[nan7yo]

I was looking for a world time watch for me and my 18 months old daughter. My plan is to follow the cities on the dial to travel around the world with my daughter and this watch. I am going to wear the watch occasionally and pass it to my daughter when she grows up.

Talking about heritage for passing on precious timepiece to the next generation, it’s a no-brainer to go for Patek Phillipe (Kudos to their Marketing team!). I did browse other brands, VC and JLC World Time are close but the final decision is PP.

Hence I spent few months to study which PP world time should I pick. I know cloisonné enamel models are the grails for all PP enthusiasts, it’s really a masterpiece but I don’t have PP AD connection to place an order and out of budget for grey’s price. Next, 5930 has extra chronograph function and the dial is beautiful, but 13mm is gonna be too thick for my daughter’s wrist (unless if we keep feeding her with junk food). So my target is down to 5110 / 5130 / 5230.

Luckily World Time series is not as popular as other PP models so I don’t need to wait for too long nor pay for premium to grey.

So here is the manufacturing year and diameter of this series:

5110 - Year 2000 37mm
5130 - Year 2006 39.5mm
5230 - Year 2016 38.5mm


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5110 is too small for me, so the choice is between 5130 or 5230.

The hour hand on 5130 is very special and the dial is neat. On the other hand, I also like the hand-guilloche pattern on 5230, it reminds me the pocket watch from my grandpa. I won’t be regret to get either of them.

So I went to seek for advice from a friend who owns 40+ PP. He asked me 2 questions:
Q1) Do you want a brand new or pre-owned?
Q2) Do you want to put your name on the certificate?

Q1 is easy, brand new.
Q2, hm... didn’t think of this point before, it’s for my daughter in the future, will be more meaningful to see my name instead of previous owner’s name on the certificate.

Brand new for both models are at similar price but 5130 in the market are all named. So my friend recommended to go for 5230 quick, he said the existing dial of GMT+8 time zone with Hong Kong has already changed to Beijing since 2019:


- Picture from Patek Phillipe -

5230 2016-2018 Hong Kong
5230 2019 onward Beijing

He joined the PP annual party few months ago with all other VIP, the PP representatives mentioned it’s worth to collect the world time with Hong Kong dial. From their experience, more story behind makes the watch higher value to keep.

I was borned and raised in Hong Kong, it’s another strong reason to get the old dial with more story to tell my daughter when she grows up. Not gonna talk politics here but I do understand why Patek Phillipe changed the GMT +8 city to Beijing...

My friend called few ADs for me, most are Beijing dial already... Fortunately, got a Hong Kong dial version that can put my name!

Thanks for reading my first PP incoming story, here are few pictures of the 5230:










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[Ichiran]

Fantastic and congrats! I like your plan to travel along those cities on the dial.

[Aquaman]

Originally Posted by Ichiran

Fantastic and congrats! I like your plan to travel along those cities on the dial.

Agreed awesome post

I hear new York is good this time of year

[nan7yo]

Originally Posted by Aquaman

Agreed awesome post

I hear new York is good this time of year

Thanks, I’ve been to NY, but need to visit again with my daughter :-)


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[Ichiran]

Originally Posted by Aquaman

Agreed awesome post

I hear new York is good this time of year

Absolutely. Fat ninja said something about cheeks and yoga.

[nan7yo]

Originally Posted by Ichiran

Fantastic and congrats! I like your plan to travel along those cities on the dial.

Thanks, in fact there are so many places I haven’t been to~


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[WWC]

Awesome dial! Great watch. Congratulations

If I may ask , why has Patek decided to change it to Beijing instead of Hong Kong?

[nan7yo]

Originally Posted by WWC

Awesome dial! Great watch. Congratulations

If I may ask , why has Patek decided to change it to Beijing instead of Hong Kong?

Thanks!

China consumer buying power is very strong, seeing Beijing on the dial makes the timepiece collectors in China feeling more proud to own.

Also, China always claim “One China policy”, where Hong Kong is just a city and part of China... So in their mind, Beijing is the capital and politically correct to represent the timezone.

I heard other brands are going to change to Beijing in 1-2 years after PP, let’s wait and see.


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[nyc2la]

Congrats! Enjoy the travels, the memories, and the stories shared with your daughter.

[nan7yo]

Originally Posted by nyc2la

Congrats! Enjoy the travels, the memories, and the stories shared with your daughter.

Thanks, will share follow-up posts of travel progress on TRF :-)


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[yoast]

Great watch and great story, thanks for sharing!

[nan7yo]

Originally Posted by yoast

Great watch and great story, thanks for sharing!

Thanks, was inspired by all TRF members’ stories :-)


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[ap1]

Great, I hope you enjoy that beautiful watch and your travels together

[nan7yo]

Originally Posted by ap1

Great, I hope you enjoy that beautiful watch and your travels together

Thanks! Start planning my first one to Tokyo :-)



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[benlee]

Very nice. Congrats on your new WT.

[nan7yo]

Originally Posted by benlee

Very nice. Congrats on your new WT.

Thanks a lot, in fact I read a lot of your posts to make the decision. Appreciate all the contributions to TRF, salute!



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[goog53]

Very nice story! Congrats to you and your daughter

[nan7yo]

Originally Posted by goog53

Very nice story! Congrats to you and your daughter

Thanks, hope one day I will get more PP collection like you guys!


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[Fat_ninja]

Congrats man. Welcome to the Pp and world time club. Very thoughtful story behind the watch and hope you and your daughter will have many wonderful memories to come.

[nan7yo]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

Congrats man. Welcome to the Pp and world time club. Very thoughtful story behind the watch and hope you and your daughter will have many wonderful memories to come.

Thanks for the warm welcome! Look forward to exchange more information with you all here!


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[JJ WA]

Superb watch. Congrats!

[nan7yo]

Originally Posted by JJ WA

Superb watch. Congrats!

Thanks! I start to know why all fellows here keep buying PP =p


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[incontrol]

Congrats on your incoming! Great story, enjoy your travels with your daughter.


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[nan7yo]

Originally Posted by incontrol

Congrats on your incoming! Great story, enjoy your travels with your daughter.


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Thanks, am looking forward to travel all the cities with the watch!


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[tie219]

Great watch and a great story. Enjoy your travels and time with your daughter.

[nan7yo]

Originally Posted by tie219

Great watch and a great story. Enjoy your travels and time with your daughter.

Thanks, you are right, need to spend more time with my daughter and the watch :-)


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[subtona]

excellent post, watch and more than a bit of a romantic story.

huge congratulations, may all your dreams and expectations come to fruition.

the choice you have made is impeccable

[nan7yo]

Originally Posted by subtona

excellent post, watch and more than a bit of a romantic story.

huge congratulations, may all your dreams and expectations come to fruition.

the choice you have made is impeccable

Thanks for the kind words and wishes! Hope to learn more from you guys~


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[jrs146]

Wonderful! Big congrats!!

[nan7yo]

Originally Posted by jrs146

Wonderful! Big congrats!!

Thanks! It’s a wonderful timepiece~


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