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Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

LOT 743

Platinum World Time Patek Philippe, Genève, "World Time", No. 3215537, case No. 4284575, Ref. 5110P. Sold on June 23, 2007. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum and diamond wristwatch with "World Time" system and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original box and Certificate of Origin.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, protected winding crown, push button on the band to activate the settable discs with the different time-zones, the 24 hours and jump-type time setting, concave lugs, Top Wesselton diamond set between the lugs at 6, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloche blue-gray with applied white gold baton indexes, surrounded by a blue and matte silver revolving disc in 24 hours for the diurnal and nocturnal hours, outer revolving ring dial bearing the names of 24 cities in the world. White gold lozenge hands. M. Cal. 240 HU, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 33 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 10 mm.