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Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

LOT 740

Ref. 5034 Yellow Gold Patek Philippe, Genève, "Travel Time", movement No. 3079609, case No. 4024086, Ref. 5034. Made in 1997. Very fine, two time zone, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold 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, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes 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.