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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2008

LOT 369

Ref. 4864, Travel Time Patek Philippe, Genève, "Travel Time", Ref. 4864. Made in the 2000s. Very fine, two-time-zone, water-resistant, 18K pink gold lady's wristwatch with 3 cabochon sapphire-set crowns and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by Certificate of Origin, fitted box and booklets.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped ribbed bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystal, the crown at 3 is for time-setting and winding, the pusher at 8 activates the local time jump-hour forwards by one hour at a time, the second pusher at 10 activates the same hand backwards. D. White with applied pink gold Breguet numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds at 6 and the 24-hours second time zone at 12. Black oxydized gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 215 PS, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Glucydur Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating freesprung flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 29 mm. Thickness 8 mm.