Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 05, 2009

LOT 530

Pink Gold Travel Time Patek Philippe, Genève, "Travel Time," No. 3081211, case No. 4038202, Ref. 5034 R. Made in 1998, sold on July 10th, 1998. Very fine, two time zone, 18K pink gold wristwatch with three crowns and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, Certificate of Origin and instruction manual.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped ribbed bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystal, the crown at 3 is for time-setting and winding, pushbuttons at 8 and 10 to independently adjust the local hour hand for different time-zones. D. White with printed Breguet numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds at 6 and 24-hours for the second time zone at 12. Black oxidized gold feuille hands, pink gold hand for the second time zone. M. Cal. 215/156, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 8 mm.