Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong - Kong, Oct 09, 2010

LOT 290

Patek Philippe Ref. 5110 - Platinum - World Time Patek Philippe, Genève, "World Time," movement No. 3215307, case No. 4284637, Ref. 5110 P. Made in 2005, sold February 23rd, 2005. 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 fitted box, the Extract from the Archives and a booklet. To be sold without reserve

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 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. 240/188, 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.