THE GOOD LIFE Watches


worldtime wristwatches in 1937, marketing them as ‘for a man whose interests go be- yond the horizon’. Until his death in 1966, Cottier personally oversaw the production of these rare birds, which really found their feet in the postwar era as the world moved into the jet age. Patek’s current versions include the Ref


5330G, which adds an outer date indication that adjusts itself should you cross the inter- national date line; and the rare-as-hens’- teeth Ref 5231G, which has a hand-applied cloisonné enamel dial depicting a map of Asia. The tradition of enamelled maps and imagery on the centre dial goes back to the 1930s pocket watches; those, and the subse- quent wristwatch models that continued the style into the mid-20th century, are among the most prized vintage pieces to be found. For some reason, Patek seems to have


stopped making Ref 5231s with global or northern hemisphere maps (though if you’re VIP enough to be on the list for one in the first place, who knows what accommo- dations it’ll come to). On the pre-owned market, you’ll need to set aside well over


Left: Andersen Genève collaborated with English luxury maison Asprey to produce its Heures du Monde Asprey. Below: Andersen Genève’s new Communication 45 marks the company’s 45 years of existence


THIS IS HOROLOGY DONE


THE OLD WAY: INDIVIDUALLY, TO ORDER, AND BY HAND, WITH A LOCAL NETWORK OF UNIMAGINABLY SKILLED CRAFTSPEOPLE


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