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Overview of all known enamel dial ref. 605 HU
Here is an overview of the 16 known examples of Patek Philippe World Time pocket watches ref. 605 HU with a cloisonné enamel dial.
Watches are ordered by increasing movement number:
MVT NO. | GOLD | MAP / PAINTING | |
A | 930'364 | PINK | WORLD |
B | 930'365 | YELLOW | NEPTUNE |
C | 930'528 | YELLOW | STAR DRAGON |
D | 930'836 | YELLOW | NORTH AMERICA |
E | 930'837 | YELLOW | WORLD |
F | 930'864 | PINK | NORTH AMERICA |
G | 930'865 | PINK | NORTH AMERICA |
H | 930'867 | YELLOW | WORLD |
I | 930'870 | YELLOW | NORTH AMERICA |
J | 930'872 | YELLOW | WORLD |
K | 930'873 | YELLOW | NORTH AMERICA |
L | 930'874 | YELLOW | EUROPE, AFRICA, ASIA & OCEANIA |
M | 931'071 | PINK | EUROPE, AFRICA, ASIA & OCEANIA |
N | 931'072 | YELLOW | NORTH AMERICA |
O | 931'073 | PINK | NORTH AMERICA |
P | 931'074 | PINK | NORTH AMERICA |
A/ MOVEMENT NO. 930'364
Pink gold case, French city names, early “small globe” hands & map of the World
Manufactured in 1943, sold in November 1946
Manual caliber 17-170
credit: Les Rhabilleurs (1), Sjx (2-10) & Antiquorum (11-17)
B/ MOVEMENT NO. 930'365
Yellow gold case, 42 French city names, early “small globe” hands & miniature painting depicting Neptune riding a seahorse
Delivered on November 14, 1945 to Theodor Beyer, Zurich
On display at the Patek Philippe Museum, Inv. P-1110
Personal photos
C/ MOVEMENT NO. 930'528
Yellow gold case, 42 English city names, “large globe” hands & miniature painting depicting a “Star Dragon”
Manufactured in 1944 and sold on August 29, 1947
credit: Phillips & Davide Parmegiani
D/ MOVEMENT NO. 930'836
The watch was offered by Banco de Credito Industrial to Joaquin Planell in 1968 as testified by the hand-engraving on the back
Manufactured in in 1948 and sold on December 14, 1953
If you take a clos look at the bottom right of the photo below, you will see a free hand-engraved “836”.
credit: Phillips
E/ MOVEMENT NO. 930'837
Yellow gold case, French city names, Lys hands & map of the World
Manufactured in 1948 and sold on May 26, 1956
F/ MOVEMENT NO. 930'864
Pink gold case, English city names, Lys hands & map of North America with palm tree and boat
Manufactured in in 1948 and sold on September 28th, 1955
credit: Sotheby’s
G/ MOVEMENT NO. 930'865
Pink gold case, English city names, Lys hands & map of North America with palm tree and boat
Manufactured in in 1948 and sold on 26 January 1950
credit: Christie’s
H/ MOVEMENT NO. 930'867
Yellow gold case, English city names, Lys hands & map of the World
Manufactured in in 1948 and sold on September 16, 1954
credit: Christie’s
I/ MOVEMENT NO. 930'870
Yellow gold case, English city names, Lys hands & map of the North America with palm tree and boat
Manufactured in 1948 and sold on October 2, 1950
credit: Sotheby’s
J/ MOVEMENT NO. 930'872
Yellow gold case, English city names, Lys hands & map of the World
Manufactured in 1949
Personal photos
K/ MOVEMENT NO. 930'873
Yellow gold case, 41 English city names, Lys hands & map of North America with palm tree and boat
Manufactured in in 1948 and sold on November 9th, 1953
credit: Monaco Legend Auctions
L/ MOVEMENT NO. 930'874
Yellow gold case, English city names, Lys hands & map of Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania
Manufactured in in 1948 and sold on February 24th, 1954
credit: Sotheby’s
M/ MOVEMENT NO. 931'071
Pink gold case, French city names, Lys hands & map of Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania
Manufactured in in 1950 and sold on April 16, 1957
NB: the movement no. is “931'071”, as attested by the photos of it, but the photo of the back of the dial clearly show no. “931'070”: so this dial was initially made for another watch (the whereabouts of which are unknown to me).
You can clearly read “931'070” on the bottom part of the photo below:
But movement no. is “931'071”:
credit: Phillips
N/ MOVEMENT NO. 931'072
Yellow gold case, English city names, Lys hands & map of North America with palm tree and boat
Manufactured in in 1950 and sold on December 20th, 1957
credit: Christie’s
O/ MOVEMENT NO. 931'073
Pink gold case, 41 French city names, Lys hands & map of North America with palm tree and boat
Manufactured in 1955
Example N (top row, fourth watch from the left) on display together with example B (top row, second watch from the left) and example I (top row, third watch from the left)
Personal photos
P/ MOVEMENT NO. 931'074
Pink gold case, English city names, Lys hands & map of North America with palm tree and boat
Manufactured in 1951
credit: Sotheby’s
Does one example or map/painting appeal to you more than the others?
Thanks for reading.
Best, Emmanuel
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Overview of all known enamel dial ref. 605 HU
Here is an overview of the 16 known examples of Patek Philippe World Time pocket watches ref. 605 HU with a cloisonné enamel dial. Watches are ordered by increasing movement number : MVT NO. GOLD MAP / PAINTING A 930'364 PINK WORLD B 930'365 YELLOW NEPTUN...
You have no idea to which these enamel worldtime talk to me!.. 🙈
I’m getting mad about these PP Worldtime watches that talk to me as pocket or wrist watches 😍😍 Huge thanks to you my dear friend for the enormous time you must have spent for gathering all these infos and pics… Amazing work ! 🙏🙏
Thank you so much, Mike!
These enamel world time are really a pinnacle of PP's production. Best, Emmanuel
As the self proclaimed enamel lover/addict/slave, I know Emmamuel that you are
TROLLING me ! Love this post !
Thank you so much, jmousey, I'm glad you enjoyed the post!
It's a 100% research post, so obviously not everyone's cup of tea, all the more so since it concerns pocket watches, not wristwatches. But I really like the idea of creating a reliable and comprehensive database on various aspects of watchmaking history...