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A unique World Time wristwatch
The Patek Philippe Ref. 515 HU (Heures Universelles) is a piece unique dating from 1937, now on display at the Patek Philippe Museum (Inv. P-938).
The dial features 28 fixed city names in French with London and Paris at 12 o'clock.
The 24h rotating ring is adjustable through the crown.
This watch was sold by Antiquorum as lot 502 on April 10th, 1994 (and probably acquired by the Patek Philippe Museum on that occasion).
The watch and its movement are described on pages 246 & 247 of Patek Philippe Genève Wristwatches (2nd edition) by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery.
Notice the typo in the English translation: “551” instead of “515”
Dial side of the movement.
Back of the movement.
The description of the watch in the Catalogue of the Patek Philippe Museum, together with another important early World Time wristwatch, the ref. 96 HU.This watch was sold by Antiquorum as lot 502 on April 10th, 1994 (and probably acquired by the Patek Philippe Museum on that occasion).
The watch and its movement are described on pages 246 & 247 of Patek Philippe Genève Wristwatches (2nd edition) by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery.
Notice the typo in the English translation: “551” instead of “515”
Dial side of the movement.
Back of the movement.
Aesthetically, I think this is my absolute favorite World Time wristwatch made by Patek Philippe.
What about you? Do you like the design?
Thanks for looking.
Best, Emmanuel
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A unique World Time wristwatch
The Patek Philippe Ref. 515 HU (Heures Universelles) is a piece unique dating from 1937 , now on display at the Patek Philippe Museum (Inv. P-938). The dial features 28 fixed city names in French with London and Paris at 12 o'clock . The 24h rotating ring...
Cannot agree more 👌🏻👍🏻
A modern take in a shaped case like this would be simply sublime 🙌🏻👌🏻🤞🏻
Thanks for the education, Emmanuel!
Yet again, a watch I didn’t even know existed. It’s always nice to learn stuff here. I may have to start referring to you as Professor Emmanuel 😁
Thank you so much, Steve!
I'm a teacher by profession, so I probably suffer from some kind of professional bias, but I hope my posts or my way of expressing myself aren't too professorial... 🤪😇🤩 Best, Emmanuel
Very unusual WT indeed ! Unique piece !!?? 🤩
Love all the city names 👍 Shape-wise, it belongs to you Emmanuel !😇
I love the city names too, Gordon!
And, yes, shape-wise, it's right up my alley! 🤩 The only problem is that if I want to see it often, I have to visit the PP Museum often too. But is it a problem, after all? 😁🤪😇 Best, Emmanuel
Besides the case and dial , I love those hands
Amazing watch , never to be seen in the wild Museum only J
The hands are wonderful, yes,
and also present on examples 1 and 4 of ref. 542: Span Style Color Gray Patek Philippe Span Overview Of The World Time Ref 542 Museum only, unfortunately: if such a design was resurrected, I would be overjoyed. Best, Emmanuel
Oh wonder, a Patek with inner angles. What was possible
arond 100 years ago has become almost impossible. A nice Arkade shaped WT. A form movement would be the pinnacle.
Absolutely, with a rectangular movement
this watch would be even more impressive. I like your irony concerning the lack inner angles on modern PP watches… Best, Emmanuel