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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold openface World Time keyless lever watch with cloisonne enamel dial depicting a map of the Americas

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, NO. 931072, CASE NO. 683457, REF. 605, CIRCA 1950

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold openface World Time keyless lever watch with cloisonne enamel dial depicting a map of the Americas
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, No. 931072, Case No. 683457, Ref. 605, circa 1950
With nickel-finished lever movement, 18 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, micrometer regulator, adjusted to 5 positions, the polychrome cloisonne enamel dial with applied gold baton and dot numerals, stylized gold hands, the dial is centered by a map of North and Central America and enhanced by depictions of a palm tree and ship, bordered by revolving silvered and grey matte chapter ring calibrated for 24 hours divided into diurnal and nocturnal hours, outer revolving silvered chapter ring enameled with the names of 40 locations from throughout the world, the circular case with coin-edge bezel, snap on back (No. 683457 Ref 605), case, dial and movement signed
44 mm. diam.

来源

Purchased by Esmond Bradley Martin at Tiffany & Co., New York in 1956.
Sotheby's, New York, 22 October 2002, Property from the Estate of Esmond Bradley Martin, lot 58.

拍品专文

This watch is accompanied by a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives. It is also accompanied by a Patek Philippe original fitted presentation box and outer packaging from Tiffany & Co.

The world time mechanism was invented by celebrated Geneva watchmaker Louis Cottier (1894-1966). The technology was incorporated into watches by several of Switzerland's leading watch firms, including Patek Philippe, Vacheron & Constantin and Rolex.

Patek Philippe produced a wide array of world time pocket watches and wristwatches from the 1930s through the 1960s, with tremendous variety in case and dial design. The present lot, with polychrome cloisonne enamel dial depicting North America, is one of the most desirable variations of world time pocket watches produced by the renowned firm.