Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

A lady’s 18ct gold Calatrava Travel Time wristwatch, by Patek Philippe, ref 5034, the signed white enamel dial with applied gilt Arabic numerals and subsidiary dials for seconds at numeral 6 and 24 hours at numeral 12, with silvered sweep hands and further gilt sweep hour hand for local time, with calibre 215/156 (215 PS FUS 24h) manual wind movement, numbered ‘3083396/407683’, the 18ct gold case with milled bezel, signed, stamped ‘750’, with cabochon sapphire winder and two push buttons to advance and retreat the local hours hand, to a signed pale green ‘crocodile’ leather strap, with signed gold clasp, with signed suede pouch and papers, including Certificate of Origin, ref. 4864R-001, dated 2001, dial diameter 24.5mm. £3000-5000

“Designed as the ideal traveller’s wristwatch, the ref. 5034 Patek Philippe Travel Time adjusts to local time at the press of a button, while continuing to show the time at home. The time-zone complication, consisting of 48 parts, is confined to the under-dial train, mounted on the special base-plate of the calibre 215/156 manually mound movement. Pressing the buttons in the case-band moves the local hours-hand in one-hour steps back or forwards. The local hours-hand is the same colour as the minutes-hand and is mounted above the home hours-hand.”
Taken from the accompanying paperwork.