The Patek Philippe reference 1415HU (Heures Universelles or World Time) was a ground breaking timepieces as it took Louis Cottier’s genius invention and miniaturized it into a wristwatch, two years only after having launched its first world time pocket watch .

Reference 1415 was introduced in 1939 and remained in production until 1954 approximately. Its movement was based on the established Patek Philippe calibre 12'''-120. Patek Philippe upgraded only 115 movements using the world time mechanism, the majority were housed in yellow gold very few in pink gold and one example in platinum is known.

In 1948 Patek Philippe offered the reference 1415HU with superb cloisonné enamel dials.

The present lot in a superbly well preserved pink gold case is part of the later series featuring a hand engraved bezel listing 41 cities whereas the earlier models indicated 28 cities, in fact only 15 pink gold examples featuring the 41 city bezel are known to date making this lot particularly rare. The vibrant silver dial is a perfect background for the flamboyant globe hands.

This timepiece last appeared at auction at Phillips, de Pury & Luxumbourg in 2001 and is a superb legacy of Patek Philippe’s long lasting expertise in world time watches and would be a spectacular addition to any collection.