Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 222

"World Time" Patek Philippe, Genève, "World Time", No. 3206971, Ref. 5110. Production of this reference started in 2000. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum and diamond gentleman's wristwatch with "World Time" system and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp.

USD 18,000 - 25,000

EUR 14,000 - 19,000

Sold: USD 25,300

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, protected crown,push-button 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, Top Wesselton diamond setbetween the lugs at 6, sapphire crystals. D. "Guilloché" blue-gray with applied white goldindexes, surrounded by a black and matte silver revolving disc in 24 hours for the diurnaland 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 Geneva QualityHallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 33 jewels, straight line leverescapement, Gyromax balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flatbalance-spring, 22K gold micro-rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.Thickness 10 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 1 - 01

Notes

At the end of the 1990s, to differentiate between white gold and platinum complicated watches, Patek Philippe began setting a round brilliant cut diamond between the lugs at 6 o'clock on the platinum models.