Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, May 08, 2010

LOT 170

Patek Philipp e Ref. 5110 Platinum World Time Patek Philippe, Genève, "World Time," movement No. 3214364, case No. 4264128, Ref. 5110 P. Sold on December 24th, 2004. 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 fitted 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 gray-blue with applied white gold baton indexes, surrounded by a blue and matte silver 24-hour revolving disc 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, straightline 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.