Svend Andersen Universal Cordinated Times 090/120

SVEND ANDERSEN. A RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC LIMITED EDITION WORLD TIME WRISTWATCH WITH CERTIFICATE AND BOX

SVEND ANDERSEN. A RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC LIMITED EDITION WORLD TIME WRISTWATCH WITH CERTIFICATE AND BOX SIGNED ANDERSEN, 1884, LIMITED EDITION 090/120, UNIVERSAL CORDINATED TIMES, CIRCA 2004 Movement: cal. AS, automatic, 17 jewels, signed Dial: signed Case: glazed snap on back, 40 mm. diam., signed With: 18K white gold Andersen buckle, Certificate stamped by Svend Andersen and dated October 2004, product literature and presentation box. , This lot is offered without reserve.This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. The watch will be supplied with a calf leather strap. The present “Andersen 1884 World Time” is preserved in very good original overall condition. It is number 090 of the limited edition of 120 examples, comprising 50 examples in pink gold, 50 in white gold and 20 in platinum. Svend Andersen launched his first World Time wristwatch, called “Communication” referring to the first wristwatch with world time display by Louis Cottier, followed by “Christophorus Colombus” and “Mundus”. The present “1884” model is from the fourth series launched in 2004, in honour of Sir Sandford Fleming, inventor of the "Universal Coordinated Time" and the orchestrator of the "First Meridian Conference" held in Washington in October 1884. The gold rotor features Flemig’s portrait, name, years of birth and death, and the words “inventor of world time.”