Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 13, 2016

LOT 178

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5034 TRAVEL TIME YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, Travel Time, No. 3081174, case No. 4036463, Ref. 5034J. Sold in September 1999. Very fine, two time zone, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with three crowns and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a Patek Philippe service box and Certificate of Origin and instruction booklet.

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, yellow 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.