Important Watches

Geneva, Mar 20, 2010

LOT 430

Patek Philippe Ref. 605 HU, Yellow Gold World Time Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 931111, case No. 2622960, Ref. 605 HU (Heures Universelles). Made in 1964, sold on September 3rd, 1964. Very fine and very rare, 18K yellow gold, keyless World Time dress watch with a long 18K yellow gold chain. Accompanied by the original fitted box and the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 65,000 - 85,000

USD 60,000 - 80,000 / EUR 45,000 - 60,000

C. Three-body, solid, "variée", polished with brushed back and milled revolving bezel. D. Silver with applied yellow gold baton hour 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 locations around the world and revolving with the bezel according to the Louis Cottier world time patent. Yellow gold halberd & dauphine hands. M. Cal. 17'''-170 HU, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring with swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44.5 mm.


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Grading System
Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Patek Philippe "World Timers" This system was invented circa 1935 by Louis Cottier (1894-1966), famous independent watchmaker in Geneva. This system was used by Patek Philippe and also by other major names in the Swiss watch industry, such as Agassiz, Rolex and Vacheron Constantin.