124,500 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "World Time", No. 962790, case No. 655702, Ref. 1415 HU. Production of this reference started in 1939.Very fine and rare 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, hand-engraved revolving reeded bezel bearing the names of 41 towns in the world, teardrop lugs. matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes and Roman numerals, surrounded by a revolving dial in 24 hours for the nocturnal and diurnal hours. Yellow gold "fancy" hands. Notes What is a "World Time" ?A "World Time" wristwatch displays the names of major cities throughout the world. The watch contains a 24 hour ring on the dial, which can be set to show the time of any of the world's cities.A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition,pp. 243 and 245.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-10-13
