Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 11, 2013

LOT 158

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5134 CALATRAVA TRAVEL TIME WHITE GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, "Calatrava - Travel Time" No. 3087799, case No. 4255053, Ref. 5134G. Made in 2005, sold January 25th, 2006. Very fine, two time zone, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with individually adjustable second time zone hour hand and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

Three-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent screw-down case back, the pusher at 8 advances the second time-zone hand forward in one hour increments, the pusher at 10 moves the same hand backwards, sapphire crystals. Two-tone silver with applied white gold Arabic numerals and baton indexes, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds at 6 and the 24 hours at 12. White gold dauphine hands, oxidized gold hour 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 adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, free-sprung self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed.