$4,248
World Time Chs. Tissot & Fils, "World Time", movement No. 2799575, case No. 4041675, Ref. 4002-1. Made in the 1950s. Fine "World Time", center-seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch. Two-body, solid, polished, snap-on case back, inclined bezel with painted Arabic numerals and triangular indexes in 12 hours, straight lugs. Two-tone with applied gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals in 24 hours, at the center, white revolving dial bearing the names of 24 towns in the world in blue, the red mark between Auckland and Midway indicates the date line. Luminous blued steel dauphine hands. Cal. 28.5 N 21 T, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, bumper rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of Various Owners Notes The hour hand turns once every 12 hours, time is read on the bezel graduation. The inner disc with the names of 24 cities turns once every 24 hours, with the 24-hour dial showing local times.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-12-05
