Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 863059, case No. 646704, Ref. 1436, for Cartier, made in 1942 and sold on June 1st, 1948. Extremely fine and rare 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button split-second chronograph, register and tachometer, with certificate. | Important Watches, Wristwatches and clocks

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Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 863059, case No. 646704, Ref. 1436, for Cartier, made in 1942 and sold on June 1st, 1948. Extremely fine and rare 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button split-second chronograph, register and tachometer, with certificate.

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C. massive, polished, satined. D. matt silver with applied gold Breguet numerals + auxiliary second and 30 minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Feuille" gold hands. M. 13 "' rhodiumed, "fausses cotes" decoration, 25 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator, the coaxial single button on the winding-crown is for the split-seconds functions. Dial, case and movement signed. In excellent condition. Diam. 33 mm.

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Patek Philippe's Technology reached its pinnacle with split-second chronograph wristwatches. These precious mechanisms were cased in yellow gold, occasionally in white gold, and even in stainless steel, of which only three are known to exist. Apart from already being a rare watch, this piece bears Breguet numerals and is particularly interesting and collectable due to the fact that it was personalized for Cartier. This watch is published in Collezionare Orologi Patek Philippe by M. and O. Patrizzi, page 239.