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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Apr 13, 2002

LOT 129

Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 930865, case No. 654950, Ref. 605 HU (Heures Universelles), sold in January 25, 1950. Very fine and very rare, 18K pink gold keyless "World Time" dress watch, the polychrome cloisonné enamel dial representing a map of North America. Accompanied by a fitted box and original certificate.

C. three-body, solid, "variée", polished with satiné back and milled revolving bezel. D. cloisonné enamel with the map of North America and 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 42 cities, regions and countries around the world and revolving with the bezel according to the Louis Cottier world time patent. Gold hands. M. 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.