123,750 CHF
Ref. 605 HU “Yellow Gold” Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 930873, case No. 654940, Ref. 605 HU (Heures Universelles), sold in 1950. Very fine and very rare, 18K yellow gold keyless "World Time" dress watch, the polychrome cloisonné enamel dial representing a map of North America. Recently serviced by Patek Philippe. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, "variée", polished with satiné back and milled revolving bezel, dedication inscription inside the case back. 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 41 locations around the world and revolving with the bezel according to the Louis Cottier world time patent. Gold hands.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-04-02
