Patek Philippe World Time 605HU

Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Year circa 1948 Reference 605 HU (Heure Universelle) Movement No. 930 832 Calibre 17-170 HU, 18 jewels Case No. 654 931(by Edouard Wenger, Geneva) Material/s yellow gold (18-carat) Dimensions Ø 44.5 mm. Thickness 9.2 mm. Weight 62.8 gr. (approx.) Signature dial, case and movement Accessories Extract from the Archives Yellow gold (18-carat), open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, known as Heures Universelles, with one horological complication: • World Time, with 24-hour revolving ring-dial indicating the diurnal and nocturnal hours, and, a bidirectional revolving bezel with inner silver disc engraved with the names of 42 major cities, regions or countries of the world Case: three-piece, polished and satin-finished, fluted bezel, dome-shaped screwed bow. Dial: silver colour, with applied radiating and revolving yellow gold Roman numerals (III-VI-IX-XII) and indexes (at 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11 o’clock); yellow gold “Louis Cottier” hands. Movement: calibre 17-170 HU, 18 jewels, rhodium-plated with “fausses côtes” decoration, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws, blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with swan-neck spring and micrometric screw, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Geneva Quality Hallmark (“Poinçon de Genève” / Geneva Seal). -- The Extract from the Archives, dated March 13, 2019, mentions that this watch was made in 1948 and sold on December 20, 1949.