Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 930362, case No. 636401, circa 1945. Fine and rare 18 ct. gold keyless world time dresswatch

C.Three piece "variée" polished and satine with bevelled bezels, the revolving front one with milled border, the back engraved with the coat of arms of the city of Geneva with the motto "Post Tenebras Lux". D. Small mat silver with applied gold Arabic numerals, outer Arabic dark and light revolving chapter ring for day and night hours and the world time chapter bearing the names of 41 cities or places around the world, according to the Louis Cottier world time patent. Gold hands. M. 16"', rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance spring with swan neck micrometric index. Signed on the dial, case and movement. Condition: Diam. 45 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 811161, case No. 294862, Ref. 515, made in 1937 fora New- Yorker customer. Extremely fine and unique, "World Time", rectangular "galbé", pink gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. shaped, massive, polished, lapidated bezel and lugs. D. mat silver bearing all around the names of 28 towns in the world, concentric, revolving pink dial in 24 hours, at the centre, applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals. Fancy pink gold hands. M. 10"'HU rhodiumed, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement "à moustache", cut bimetallic balance, flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Dim. 25 x 42 mm.