Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 13, 2012

LOT 275

HERMES WORLD TIME TRAVEL CLOCK Hermès, Paris, movement by Luxor, Swiss, No. 1005. Made in the 1960s. Fine, gilt-brass, 8-day going, world time travel desk clock with date and alarm. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, gilt-brass, circular, the bezel with day and night ring with 24-hour numerals, revolving world time ring engraved with the names of 66 world cities and countries, hinged ring strut. D. Satine silver with applied gilt conical indexes and baton quarters, luminous dots, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous gilt dauphine hands. M. 22???, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating fl at balance spring, index regulator. Dial signed Hermès, movement signed Luxor. Diam. 7.6 cm.