Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

LOT 473

Gübelin - Calatrava Travel Time Patek Philippe, Genève, "Calatrava Travel Time", Ref. 5134P-010. Made in a limited edition of only 40 examples in 2004 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the collaboration between Gübelin and Patek Philippe. Very fine and rare, two time zone, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with two push buttons and a platinum Patek Philippe. Accompanied by a box and certificate of origin. deployant clasp. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with commemorative inscription: ?Gübelin - 1854-2004?, case band set with a Top Wesselton diamond, sapphire crystals. The crown at 3 is for time-setting and winding, the push button at 8 advances the local time hour hand forward in 1-hour increments, the one at 10 moves the same hour hand 1 hour backward. D. Two-tone black with applied and faceted white gold bâton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds at 6 and the 24-hours of the second time zone at 12. White gold baton hands, matte hand for the second time zone. M. Cal. 215/156, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed, dial and case also signed for Gübelin. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 10 mm.