Important Watches Wristwatches, and C...

The Furama Hotel Hong Kong, Victoriana Room, Jun 05, 2000

LOT 529

Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 930874,case No. 654941, Ref. 605 HU (Heures Universelles), made in 1948, sold on February 24, 1954.Very fine and extremely rare, 18K yellow gold, keyless ?World Time? dress watch, the polychrome cloisonné enamel dial representing Europe, Africa and Asia, in original fitted box.

HKD 400,000 - 480,000

USD 50,000 - 60,000

Sold: HKD 680,000

C. Three piece, solid, ?variée?, polished with milled revolving bezel. D. Cloisonné enamelled with the map of Europe, Africa and Asia, 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 41 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.Accompanied by Extract from the Archives.


LOADING IMAGES
Click to full view
Image
Grading System
Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: * 3
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

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