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680,000 HKD

Patek Philippe & Cie. , Genève, No. 930874,case No. 654941, Ref. 605 HU (Heures Universelles), made in 1948, sold on February 24, 1954.Very fine and extremely rare, 18K yellow gold, keyless “World Time” dress watch, the polychrome cloisonné enamel dial representing Europe, Africa and Asia, in original fitted box. Three piece, solid, “variée”, polished with milled revolving bezel. Cloisonné enamelled with the map of Europe, Africa and Asia, gold indexes, outer Arabic dark and light revolving chapter ring for day and night hours and the world time chapter ring, bearing the name of 41 cities, regions and countries around the world and revolving with the bezel according to the Louis Cottier World Time Patent. Gold hands. Cal. 17’’’-170 HU, rhodium plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and five positions, blued-steel Breguet balance spring with swan-neck micrometric index.Signed on the dial, case and movement.Diam. 45 mm.Accompanied by Extract from the Archives. Notes Patek Philippe “World Timers”The “World Time” system was invented around 1935 byLouis Cottier (1894-1966), famous independent watchmaker in Geneva. This “World Time” system was used by Patek Philippe and also by other major names in the Swiss watch industry, such as Agassiz, Rolex and Vacheron Constantin.


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Date:
2000-06-05

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