Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 08, 2011

LOT 241

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5130 ? PLATINUM WORLD-TIME Patek Philippe, Genève, "World Time", movement No. 3640839, case No. 4415420, Ref. 5130P-001. Sold on June 16, 2008. 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 a wooden fitted box, Certificate of Origin, booklets and card shipping case.

C. Two-body, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, protected crown, push button on the band at 10 to adjust the discs for the different time zones, the 24 hours and hour hand, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloche metallic blue with applied white gold baton indexes, surrounded by a brushed silver and blue revolving disc in 24 hours for the diurnal and nocturnal hours, outer revolving brushed silver ring dial bearing the names of 24 global locations. White gold dauphine and ring hands. M. Cal. 240HU, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 33 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39.5 mm. Thickness 10 mm.