Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 11, 2012

LOT 81

PATEK PHILIPPE, REF.5034G WHITE GOLD TRAVEL TIME Patek Philippe, Genève, "Travel Time", movement No. 3080530, case No. 4036909, Ref. 5034G. Sold on January 5th, 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 timezone 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 fl at balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 8 mm.