Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2011

LOT 39

Svend Andersen, ?World Time? Svend Andersen Genève, movement No. 4490148. Produced circa 1990. Fine "World Time", water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, revolving reeded bezel bearing the engraved names of 31 places in the world, fluted straight lugs, snap-on case back. D. Lacquered blue with applied yellow gold dot indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer graduation in 24 for the diurnal and nocturnal hours, when setting the time with the winding-crown, this ring dial rotates anti-clockwise. yellow gold feuille hands. M. Lemania, Cal. 1873, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escpement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Signed on the dial. Diam. 39 mm.