World Time 96 HU
19371 variant
A world-time version of the Calatrava 96, one of three world-time wristwatches made in 1937, probably to test Cottier’s mechanism. Fixed city plate set only by a watchmaker, 28 time zones, no Patek signature on the dial; Cottier-made gold hands. One is in the Patek Philippe Museum; one sold in 2011 for US$482,500.
Variants over time
Production years have not been recorded for these variants.
Variants
Reference specifications
- Brand
- Patek Philippe
- Model
- World Time
- Reference
- 96 HU
- Category
- GMT
- Production
- 1937
- Date
- No
- Movement
- Manual winding
Specs shared by all variants. Variant pages show where a variant differs.
Read more
- Invitation to the Voyage: The Complete History of Patek Philippe’s Glorious World TimersRead more at Revolution (opens in a new tab)
- 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)