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Overview of the many Andersen Genève Worldtimers

 

Bruno.M1's post from yesterday gave me the idea to regroup the many wolrdtimers made by Svend Andersen, who, during his nine years of work at Patek Philippe, became very accustomed to the Louis Cottier world time complication.

A very demanding thread (so many models and information not always clear): I hope you'll enjoy it!

And if you're interested in these watches, this Hodinkee article by Arthur Touchot is very helpful.

Best, Emmanuel


A/ COMMUNICATION (1990)

32 x 7 mm case & F. Piguet Caliber 9.51 base

1/ Unreferenced example in white gold




2/ Communication 24, yellow gold












3/ Communication 5, yellow gold

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Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications


4/ Other unreferenced model in white gold

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credit: hodinkee (1), a collected man (2-6), passions (7-11) & watch insanity (12)


B/ CHRISTOPHORUS COLUMBUS (1992, commemorating 500 years since Columbus's 1492 voyage - 500 pieces were made in different golds and platinum)

35 x 7 mm case & cal. F. Piguet 951 automatic

1/ Two white gold examples

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications


2/ Rose gold example (among the 500 pieces made, only 50 were made in rose gold)

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications


3/ Yellow gold example (among the 500 pieces made for this model, 300 were in yellow gold) 

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

credit: hodinkee (1), everywatch (2), orologi & passioni (3-10) & @theydid (11-13)


C/ WORLDTIMER CHRONOGRAPH (1992) NB: to know more about this model, please check out the threads by Bruno.M1 here and also here

39 mm case & unknown caliber

1/ Blue dial & yellow (?) gold case

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications


2/ Yellow gold example with white dial

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications


3/ Unknown gold & blue dial

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

credit: hodinkee (1), casowatches (2-10) & dorotheum (11-12)


D/ MUNDUS (1993)

33 x 4.2 mm case & Manual-wind Frederic Piguet cal. 9.51

Platinum

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

credit: hodinkee (1-2), loupe this (3-7) & quill&pad (8-9)


E/ 1884 (2004)

41 x 9 mm case & rotor engraved with a portrait of Sandford Fleming, inventor of worldwide standard time. The 1884 International Meridian Conference accepted his idea of the Greenwich Meridian and a universal day of 24 hours beginning at Greenwich midnight.

1/ Rose gold examples

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications

Watch by AHCI and independent haute horlogerie, complications








2/ White gold examples













credit: hodinkee (1-2), Ineichen (3-10) & watchpatrol (11-12)


F/ VOYAGE for Japanese retailer Shellman (2005) 50 pieces limited edition made in collaboration with Mr Yoshi Isogai

36 x 9 mm & Base caliber Peseux (1960’) 















credit: shellman-ginzashop-blog


F/ TEMPUS TERRAE (2015) Limited edition of 75 pieces (25 pieces in 18k yellow gold, 25 pieces in 18k white gold and 25 pieces in 18k red gold)

39 x 9mm case & unspecified caliber

1/ Rose gold






2/ Yellow gold








3/ White gold






4/ Baguette bezel (2022)







credit: hodinkee (1), monochrome (2-7) & Andersen Genève (8-10)


G/ CELESTIAL VOYAGER in collaboration with BCHH (Benjamin Chee Haute Horlogerie)

37.8 x 10.1 mm case & high-quality automatic movement, perfected by ANDERSEN Genève

1/ Original Celestial voyager (2021)


















2/ Sunset over Cappadocia (2022)









credit: hodinkee & watch insanity (two last photos only)


3/ Homage to Italy & Supersonic (homage to the Concord - 2023)







credit: watch insanity


4/ Arctic sunrise & Aurora (2023)






5/ Sakura (2024)






H/ HEURES DU MONDE for ASPREY British luxury goods company (2022)

39.8 x 9.9 mm case & High quality automatic movement upgraded by Andersen Genève, 21 jewels













credit: oracle time 


CONCLUSION: A FAMILY PHOTO from the COMMUNICATION to the TEMPUS TERRAE



credit: hodinkee 

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