Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

LOT 359

?Two Time Zone? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "Two Time-Zone", No. 739762, case No. 2757171, Ref. 3619. Made in a very limited number of examples in the 1980s. Very fine and rare, large, horizontal oval, 18K white gold gentleman?s wristwatch with two time-zones, three hands and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded bezel, two pushers at 8 and 10to independently adjust the second hour hand in one hour incrementsto indicate the second time-zone (patented in 1959), sapphire crystal.D. Satiné blue with applied white gold diamond-set indexes. White gold"Dauphine" hands, a third tritium-coated hour hand for the second timezone.M. Cal. 27 HS 400, stamped with the seal of Geneva QualityHallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels,Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 38 x 33 mm. Thickness 9 mm.