101,200 CHF
“Two Time Zones” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "Calatrava", No. 727304, case No. 309771, Ref. 2597 HS - Heures Sautantes, completed in 1959, sold on September 30, 1959. Very fine and rare, two time-zone, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with two hands and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished, dedicated back, flat bezel, concave lugs, band bearing twobuttons activating the hour hand forwards and backwards to indicate world time, inde-pendentlyby steps of one hour at a time. Matte silver with applied yellow gold andpainted indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. Notes It is very rare to find a watch of this reference in such perfect condition. A similar watch is published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. II, pp. 200 to 203.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-05-15
