$11,328
“White Gold Travel Time" Patek Philippe, Genève, "Travel Time", No. 3082422, case No. 4067875, Ref. 5034. Made in 1999, sold on June 24, 1999. Very fine, two-time-zone, 18K white gold wristwatch with three crowns and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped ribbed bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystal, the crown at 3 is for time-setting and winding, the pusher at 8 activates the local time jump forwards by one hour at a time, the pusher at 10 activates the same hand backwards. White with printed Breguet numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds at 6 and 24-hours for the second time-zone at 12. Black oxidized gold "feuille" hands, white gold hand for the second time-zone. Cal. 215/156, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 8 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-09-26