Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Nov 27, 2016
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5034 TRAVEL TIME WHITE GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, Travel Time, Ref. 5034G. Made circa 1999. Very fine, two time zone, 18K white gold wristwatch with three crowns and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box and Certificate of Origin and booklets.
Two-body, solid, polished, stepped ribbed bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystal, the crown at 3 is for time-setting and winding, push buttons at 8 and 10 to independently adjust the hour hand for different time zones. White with printed Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for the seconds at 6 and 24-hours for the second time zone at 12. Oxidized gold feuille hands, white gold hand for the second time zone. Cal. 215/156, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium- plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring.