Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

LOT 47

Chs. Tissot & Fils, "World Time". Produced circa 1950.Fine "World Time", center-seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. two-body, solid, polished, bezel with painted Arabic numerals and triangular indexes in 12 hours, straight lugs. D. two-tone silver with applied gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals in 24 hours, at the center, revolving dial bearing the names of 24 towns in the world in blue, the red mark between Auckland and Midway indicates the date line. "Flèche" gold hands, the hands can be set independently from the cities by using the button on the band at 2 o'clock. M. Cal. 28.5 N 21, copper-colored,7 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, "bumper" rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.