Ref. 1415-1 Chronograph (Unique)
World Time 1415 — Ref. 1415-1 Chronograph (Unique)
Special order of 1940 for a Dr P. Schmidt: world time with pulsometer chronograph, thinner city bezel, luminous sun-motif hour hand and Breguet numerals; forerunner of the ref. 5930.
About 82 in yellow gold, 32 in pink gold and one in platinum, of which 47, 19 and 1 have returned to the market (Collectability).
Identifying details
- Unique piece
Documented as the only example made (e.g. marked “1/1”).
- Chronograph
Stopwatch function with registers.
- Pulsometer / pulsations scale
Scale for reading pulse rate.
- Breguet numerals
Hour numerals in the Breguet style.
- World time
Louis Cottier’s heure universelle display: a 24-hour ring read against the names of cities in all time zones.
Variants of 1415
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| First Series Dial | Undated |
| Second Series Dial | Undated |
| Third Series Dial | Undated |
| Third Series Dial · Cloisonné Enamel Map | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 1415
- Production
- 1940
- Case serials
- Case diameter
- 31 mm
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Date
- No
- Caliber
- Patek Philippe 13-130 — Cited as cal. 13''' CH HU
Dial, bezel & hands
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed.
Movement
Patek Philippe 13-130
13-ligne column-wheel chronograph built on a Valjoux 13''' ébauche (Valjoux cal. 23 base) and finished by Patek Philippe; catalogued simply as “cal. 13'''”. Powered the ref. 130 and the 1940s–1960s chronographs.
Read more
- A Brief History of the World Time: Patek Philippe’s Beloved Heure Universelle WatchRead more at Collectability (opens in a new tab)
- Inside the Movement: Louis CottierRead more at Collectability (opens in a new tab)
- Invitation to the Voyage: The Complete History of Patek Philippe’s Glorious World TimersRead more at Revolution (opens in a new tab)