$18,880
"World Time" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3209478, case No. 4191392, Ref. 5110J-001. Production of this reference started in 2000. Sold on Dec. 12, 2003. Very fine, "World Time", self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box and a certificate. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, screwed-down transparent case back, protected crown, pusher on the band to activate the settable discs with the different time zones, the 24 hours and jump-type time setting, sapphire crystals. “Guilloché” silver with applied yellow gold indexes, surrounded by a black and matte silver revolving disc in 24 hours for the diurnal and nocturnal hours, outer revolving ring dial bearing the names of 24 cities in the world. Yellow gold "lozenge" hands. Cal. 240/188, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 33 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance-spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 10 mm. To be sold without reserve Notes Patek Philippe, "World Timers". This system was invented around 1935 by Louis Cottier (1894- 1966), famous independent watchmaker in Geneva. This system was used by Patek Philippe and also by other major names in the Swiss watch industry, such as Agassiz, Rolex and Vacheron Constantin.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-06-14
