Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 216

Yellow Gold ?Travel Time? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "Travel Time", No 3081174, case 4036463, Ref. 5034J. Sold in September, 1999. Very fine two time-zone, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with three crowns and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, ribbed flat bezel, straight lugs, the crown at 3 is for time-setting and winding of both time-zones, the pusher on the 8 activates the local time jump hour forwards by one hour at the time, the second pusher on the 10 activates the same hand backwards. D. White with Breguet numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds at 6, and 24 hours for the second time-zone under the 12. Blackened gold "feuille" hands, yellow gold hand for the second time-zone. M. Cal. 215 PS, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 8 mm.