Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Dec 11, 2013
LOT 89
SVEND ANDERSEN 1884 WORLD TIME PINK GOLD Andersen, Geneve, Universal Coordinated Times, No. 004 / 120. Made in a limited edition of 120 pieces in 2004 to commemorate the 120th Anniversary of the Prime Meridian Conference of 1884. Very fine and rare, large, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold world time wristwatch with 24-hour indication and an 18K pink gold Andersen buckle. Accompanied by the original leather box, Certificate of Origin, instructions and a booklet :120 Years of World Time.
USD 4,000 - 6,000
HKD 31,000 - 47,000 / CHF 3,800 - 5,700
Sold: USD 12,500
Two-body, polished, stepped bezel, flat band, straight lugs, transparent case back, the border engraved Universal Coordinated Times, screw-down winding crown, sapphire crystals. Two-tone gray with central world map and meridians, applied pink gold dot indexes, outer 24-hour ring divided into nocturnal and diurnal hours, outer revolving ring with names of 31 world cities. Pink gold skeletonized triangular hands. Cal. 1127OC, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, rotor with gold plate engraved with a portrait of Sandford Fleming, 1827-1915, Inventor of World Time. Dial, case and movement signed.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 1 |
As new |
Movement: 1* |
As new Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |