Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 13, 2012

LOT 161

TISSOT WORLD TIME YELLOW GOLD Chs. Tissot & Fils, World Time, No. 3028933, case No. 4051578. Made circa 1953. Fine World Time, center seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screw-down case back, straight lugs. D. Two-tone silver with applied yellow gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals in 24 hours, at the center, revolving dial bearing the names of 24 cities around the world in black writing, the red mark between Auckland and Midway indicates the date line. Yellow gold dauphine hands, the hands can be set independently from the cities by using the button on the band at 2. M. Cal. 28.5 N 21 T, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, bumper rotor. The hour hand rotates once every 12 hours, the central disc with 24 world cities rotates once every 24 hours. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.