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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Apr 13, 2002

LOT 592

Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 930530, case No. 642699, Ref. 605, circa 1945, delivered to Tiffany and sold to Henry Graves, Jr., N.Y. Very fine and rare 18K gold keyless ?World Time? dress watch. Accompanied by the Extract of the Archives.

CHF 80,000 - 100,000

EUR 55,000 - 62,000 / USD 48,000 - 54,000

Sold: CHF 575,500

C. Three-body, ?variée?, back engraved with the Graves family coat of arms with two eagles and the motto ?Esse Quam Videri? ("to be rather than to seem"), revolving reeded bezel. D. Matte silvered with applied gold Roman numerals and dot indexes, outer Arabic 24-hour night and day revolving chapter ring, outermost world time chapter ring, bearing names of 41 cities, regions and countries around the world according to the Louis Cottier World Time Patent. Gold ?Dauphine? and ?Pontife? hands. M. 37.5 mm. (16 1/2???), rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, adjusted to 5 positions, heat, cold and isochronism, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, micrometric ?swan-neck? regulator. Signed on dial, case and movement. Diam. 45 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

For a note concerning The ?World Time? system, see lot 608.