Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 862442, case No. 621495, especially made for the Dr. P. Schmidt, in 1940. Exceptional and unique «World Time», 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph and pulsometer. | Important Watches, Wristwatches and Clocks | Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, 15th October 1994

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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 15, 1994

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Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 862442, case No. 621495, especially made for the Dr. P. Schmidt, in 1940. Exceptional and unique «World Time», 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph and pulsometer.

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C. massive, polished, revolving reeded bezel bearing the names of 33 towns in the world, teardrop lugs, dedicated back. D. mat silver with applied gold Breguet numerals, concentric revolving dial in 24 hours for the nocturnal and diurnal hours, outer pulsometer graduation for 15 pulsations and 5 respirations. Fancy gold hands. M. 13- rhodiumed, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. In excellent condition. Diam. 35 mm.

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Note: this watch is the most prestigious model of "World Time" ever produced by Patek Philippe. Beside the time zone complication, it bears a chronograph with pulsometric and asmometric scales, Breguet numerals. It also has, for "World Time" watches of this period, a size out of the common. It was made on special order, in 1940, for Dr. P. Schmidt in Geneva. No other similar watch was ever seen in the market and never published. This work is mentioned as "a unique piece" in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches" by Alain Banbery and Martin Huber, page 72. This "World Time" system was invented by Louis Cottier and produced for Patek Philippe, Vacheron & Constantin, Agassiz and Rolex.