Timeless Beauty: Spectacular Wristwat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 24, 2004

LOT 147

Chs. Tissot & Fils, "World Time", Ref. 4002-1. Produced circa 1950. Fine "World Time", center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with a stainless steel Tissot buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, bezel with painted Arabic numerals and triangular indexes in 12 hours, straight lugs. D. Two-tone silver with painted gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals in 24 hours, at the center, matte silver revolving dial bearing the names of 24 towns in the world in blue, the red mark between Auckland and Midway indicates the date line. Tritium-coated "Flèche" blued steel hands, the hands can be set independently from the cities by using the corrector on the 2. M. Cal. 28.5 N 21 T, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, rotor ?à butoirs". Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm. Height 11 mm.The hour hand turns once every 12 hours, time is read on the bezel graduation. The inner disc with the names of 24 cities turns once every 24 hours, with the 24-hour dial showing local times.