The Art of Patek Philippe, Legendary ...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 14, 1999

LOT 523

Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 930146,case No. 625483, Ref. 605 HU (Heures Universelles), circa 1943.Very fine and rare 18K gold, keyless "World Time" dress watch.

CHF 40,000 - 50,000

C. Three piece "variée" polished and satiné with bevelled bezels, the revolving front one with milled border. D. Small frosted silver with applied gold Roman numerals and indexes, outer Arabic dark and light revolving chapter ring for day and night hours and the world time chapter bearing the names of31 cities or places around the world, according to the Louis Cottier world time patent. Gold hands.M. 17'''-170 HU, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, punched with the Poinçons de Genève,18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance spring.Signed on the dial, case and movement.Diam. 45 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: * 3
Dial: 3 - 6 - 01

Notes

Poinçons de GenèveThe voluntary quality control of watches at the Geneva Observatory, was established by a law dated November 6, 1886. Conditions were laid down for the attribution and stamping of the Poinçons de Genève, punch-marks designed as the coat-of-arms of Geneva. Pocket watches, or wristwatches which carry the Poinçons de Genève, considered as an equivalent to a Bulletin Officiel de Marche, punched on a bridge and on the main plate of the movement, were qualified to be officially termed "chronometers".