Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 17, 2009

LOT 239

Yellow Gold Travel Time Patek Philippe, Genève, "Travel Time," No. 3079252, case No. 4023881, Ref. 5034. Made in 1997, sold November 1997. Very fine, two time zone, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with three crowns and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin, booklets and leather pouch.

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. Engraving on case back. D. White with printed Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for the seconds at 6 and 24-hours for the second time zone at 12. Black oxidized gold feuille hands, yellow 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.