Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...

New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 258

?White Gold Travel Time" Patek Philippe, Genève, "Travel Time", No. 3082422, case No. 4067875, Ref. 5034. Made in 1999, sold on June 24, 1999. Very fine, two-time-zone, 18K white gold wristwatch with three crowns and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped ribbed bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystal, the crown at 3 is for time-setting and winding, the pusher at 8 activates the local time jump forwards by one hour at a time, the pusher at 10 activates the same hand backwards. D. White with printed Breguet numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds at 6 and 24-hours for the second time-zone at 12. Black oxidized gold "feuille" hands, white gold hand for the second time-zone. M. Cal. 215/156, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 8 mm.