Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

LOT 384

?Yellow Ref. 5034? Patek Philippe, Genève, "Travel Time", No. 3079153, case No. 4023829, Ref. 5034. Made circa 2000. Very fine, two-time-zone, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with 3 crowns and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped ribbed bezel, straight 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 printed Breguet numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds at 6 and 24-hours for the second time-zone at 12. Black oxydized gold "feuille" hands, yellow gold hand for the second timezone. M. Cal. 215/156, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Glucydur Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 8 mm.