The Andersen Genève 1884 World Time is a distinctive independent Swiss timepiece created around the concept of universal time and the historic 1884 International Meridian Conference. Reference 1884 combines traditional world-time watchmaking with an elaborate dial designed to display multiple time zones simultaneously.

This example features an 18K white gold case measuring approximately 41mm and a sophisticated grey-blue dial centered around a world map and radiating meridians. Applied white-gold markers and skeletonized hands provide the primary time display, while the surrounding rings present world-time information.

An inner 24-hour ring distinguishes day from night, while the rotating outer city ring identifies cities representing different time zones. The caseback is transparent, allowing a view of the automatic movement and its specially decorated rotor associated with Sir Sandford Fleming, whose work on worldwide standard time inspired the 1884 model.

The Andersen Genève 1884 was produced as a limited edition of 120 pieces, making the reference particularly notable among independent world-time watches. Historical auction records document white-gold examples within the numbered 120-piece series.