Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2010

LOT 109

Patek Philippe White Gold Travel Time Patek Philippe, Genève, "Travel Time", movement No. 3081723, case No. 4058146, Ref. 5034G. Sold on October 2nd, 1999. Very fine, two time zone, 18K white gold wristwatch with three crowns and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, booklets and certificate of origin.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, 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 forwards by one hour at a time, the pusher at 10 activates the same hand backwards. D. White with printed black Breguet numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds at 6 and 24-hours for the second time-zone at 12. Black oxidized gold feuille hands, white 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.