Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

LOT 50

Chs. Tissot & Fils, "World Time". Produced circa 1960.Fine and rare, "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 for 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,17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, "bumper" rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.