From their earliest begins in the 19th century, Patek Philippe was at the forefront of quality workmanship and timeless elegance with pocket watches as their main selling product until the raise of wristwatches in the early 20th-century. Today complicated pocket watches attract the most attention, however Patek Philippe’s production of time only watches is incomparable. Through the decades they produced openface and hunter cased watches in a variety of designs and fashions from plain cased to intricately enameled watches that command a premium at auction. The reference 715 is part of a line of watches produced from the early 1940s until the 1990s, which demonstrate their classic timelessness even with time only pocket watches.

Beginning in the 1940s the “Bell Pendant” reference 706 was released, followed by the reference 715 like the present watch, which replaced the earlier model in 1960 and finally it was replaced by the reference 866 beginning in 1969. Each maintains a mid-20th century design however the crown and pendent on the reference 866 is larger than its predecessors. The present watch from 1966 was retailed by Tiffany & Co. and the movement’s HOX stamp confirms the watch was sent to the United States for sale. In excellent overall condition, this time only pocket watch is a perfect companion piece to any collection.