Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 465

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 1415 WORLD-TIME Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 929572, case No. 647114, Ref. 1415 HU. Made in 1949, sold on May 12, 1949. Production of this reference started in 1939. Fine and very rare, World Time, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a Patek Philippe box and the Extract from the Archives.

USD 60,000 - 80,000

EUR 45,000 - 60,000 / CHF 65,000 - 85,000

Sold: USD 84,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, bi-directional revolving reeded bezel bearing the names of 41 cities, teardrop lugs, snap-on case back. D. Brushed silver, with applied yellow gold Roman numerals and yellow baton indexes, surrounded by a revolving dial in 24 hours for the nocturnal and diurnal hours. Yellow gold fancy hands. M. 12'''-120, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet overcoil balance spring, index regulator with "whiplash" fine-regulation Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 31 mm. Thickness 9 mm. From The Arman Collection


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Grade:
Case: 3-12

Good

Worn
Movement: 3**

Good

Repair required, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-53-01

Good

Reprinted

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 1415 HU This reference began to be produced around 1939-1940. It has teardrop lugs, a diameter of 31 mm., and on the revolving bezel the names of approximately 30 to 41 cities. The Patek Philippe World Time Ref. 1415, No. 929572, was previously offered by Antiquorum as lot 150 in their first theme auction "The Art of Patek Philippe" held in 1989 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the company. S E S S I O N 2