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Patek Philippe Complications Travel Time Date 40mm White Gold 'Tokyo Edition'
Ref. 5330G-010
Sits in Patek Philippe’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Patek Philippe watches we list, which start at £21,950.
Price range £21,950 to £135,000 across 23 Patek Philippe watches in stock.Created for the 2023 Watch Art Grand Exhibition in Tokyo and limited to 300 pieces, the 5330G-010 exists because Patek Philippe solved a problem that had quietly defeated every world-timer before it: how to synchronise a date display automatically in both directions as the local hand crosses midnight or the International Date Line. The Calibre 240 HU C achieves this through a patented differential system of around 70 dedicated components, driving a date train that corrects forward and backward without any intervention from the wearer. The movement winds itself via a 22-carat gold off-centre micro-rotor, and the whole mechanism sits behind the finishing standards of the Patek Philippe Seal. The Tokyo commission is written into the dial itself — the plum hand-guilloché surface carries a red rising sun in place of the standard solar icon on the 24-hour ring, and the outer city disc prints Tokyo in red rather than the usual white. At 11.57mm across its depth the case wears considerably flatter than the complication count would suggest, and the curved two-tier lugs pull the 49.74mm lug-to-lug span down against the wrist so that 40mm feels more intimate than the number implies. The date hand is a transparent glass arm tipped with a red-lacquered arrow, a solution that keeps the world-time discs readable beneath it while still marking the date precisely — a detail that takes a moment to decode and is better for it.
- Reference
- 5330G-010
- Brand
- Patek Philippe
- Collection
- Complications
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case thickness
- 11.57mm
- Case material
- White gold
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Purple
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 240 HU C
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Condition
- Pre-owned
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 49.74mm
- Power reserve
- 48 hours
Learn more about Patek Philippe
Antoine Norbert de Patek, a Polish cavalry officer exiled after the November Uprising, founded a watch business in Geneva in 1839 with his countryman François Czapek. The partnership dissolved after six years, and in 1845 Patek took on the French watchmaker Adrien Philippe, inventor of the keyless winding crown. The firm became Patek Philippe in 1851.
That single invention mattered more than any other in the company's early history: it removed the winding key, and every modern watch descends from it. Queen Victoria bought a Patek pendant watch at the Great Exhibition the same year, establishing the royal patronage the house has traded on ever since.
The Stern family, dial manufacturers and long-standing suppliers, bought the company in 1932 during the Depression. Four generations later it remains in their hands — the last independent family-owned manufacture in Geneva, currently led by Thierry Stern.
Patek's reputation rests on complications: the Calibre 89 of 1989 carried thirty-three of them, and the Grandmaster Chime remains among the most complicated wristwatches made. The Nautilus, drawn by Gérald Genta in 1976 as a steel luxury sports watch, became an unlikely commercial phenomenon four decades after launch.
Production stays deliberately modest, in the tens of thousands annually, and every watch carries the Patek Philippe Seal, an in-house standard the company adopted in 2009 after abandoning the Geneva Seal as insufficiently strict.
- 1839
- Antoine Norbert de Patek and François Czapek found the firm in Geneva.
- 1845
- Adrien Philippe joins, bringing the keyless winding crown.
- 1851
- The company is renamed Patek Philippe; Queen Victoria buys a watch.
- 1932
- The Stern family acquires the company.
- 1976
- The Nautilus debuts, designed by Gérald Genta.
- 2009
- The Patek Philippe Seal replaces the Geneva Seal.
Also in 7 collections
This watch appears in the Patek Philippe Complications range (13), Back in Stock (1,693), Automatic Watches (1,485), Leather Strap Watches (862), Dress Watches (449), Pre-Owned, Ex-Display & Vintage Watches (263) and Limited Edition Watches (178).
2-year Goldsmiths warranty
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 40mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Patek Philippe's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
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| Specification | 5330G-010 | 26238CD.OO.1300CD.01 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £135,000 | £114,400 |
| Case size | 40mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Ceramic bracelet |
| Power reserve | 48 hours | 70 hours |
| This watch |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
No. At 30m it will survive rain and handwashing, but not submersion of any kind.
Will the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Does it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
How long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 48 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.
Will it fit my wrist?
Lug-to-lug is 49.74mm, which suits wrists from roughly 16.5cm (6½ inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as unisex, and at this size it suits any wrist that takes the dimensions.
Cheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths at £135,000, pre-owned. No UK retailer we track lists this reference new.
Is this available new?
Not from the UK retailers we track. This reference is listed as pre-owned only, at £135,000 from Goldsmiths. Goldsmiths test every pre-owned watch for authenticity, timekeeping and water resistance, and warrant it for 2 years — the same term they give on a new watch.
Who are Goldsmiths?
Goldsmiths has been selling watches in Britain since 1778 and is part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. They are an authorised dealer, so a watch comes with the manufacturer’s own warranty.
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