Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 353

Patek Philippe Ref. 5110 - Yellow Gold - World Time Patek Philippe, Genève, "World Time," No. 3214125, case No. 4263488, Ref. 5110J. Sold on May 8th, 2006. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with world time system and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Certificate of Origin and booklets.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screw-down transparent case back, protected winding crown, pushbutton on the band at 10 to activate the settable discs with the different time-zones, the 24 hours and jump type time-setting, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, surrounded by a black and matte silver revolving disc in 24 hours for the diurnal and nocturnal hours, outer revolving ring dial bearing the names of 24 global locations. Yellow gold lozenge hands. M. Cal. 240/188, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 33 jewels, straightline lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, free-sprung selfcompensating flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 10 mm.