Hong Kong, Nov 26, 2022
LOT 461
PATEK PHILIPPE
PYRAMID-SHAPE, FRENCH CASE, DIAL AND BRACELET; 18K PINK GOLD
HKD 64,000 - 128,000
EUR 8,200 - 16,300 / CHF 8,000 - 16,000 / USD 8,100 - 16,200
Sold: HKD 87,500
18K pink gold, manual-winding, vertical rectangular-shaped in the form of a tiered pyramid, gentleman’s wristwatch, snap-on case-back, 18K pink gold dial with radial applied indexes and subsidiary seconds at 6.
9-90 calibre, cut bimetallic balance with gold poising screws and blued steel Breguet hairspring, index regulator with spring and micrometric screw.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva
Model casing made in Paris
Year circa 1945-1950
Movement No. 839 440
Case No. 806 (or No. 908, by “J P”, Paris)
Material 18K pink gold
Bracelet 18K pink gold bracelet à mailles with patented clasp (by “C B”, Paris)
Length 190 mm. (approx.)
Caliber 9-90, 9’’’, lever escapement
Dimensions 36.1 x 24.2 mm.
Weight 88.2 gr. (approx.)
Signature movement; case and bracelet (stamped by the French goldsmiths)
Notes
This watch came from the family of a world-renowned French boxer, a great post-war champion, who received it after a memorable fight. At the request of the descendant who owns it today, we cannot mention the name of this great sportsman at the time of this sale.
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The style of the watch and the bracelet is reminiscent of the 1940s style of Frédéric Boucheron of Paris, which also filed patents for inventions concerning a special bracelet clasp (1944 and following years).
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“Breveté S.G.D.G.”
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The style of the watch and the bracelet is reminiscent of the 1940s style of Frédéric Boucheron of Paris, which also filed patents for inventions concerning a special bracelet clasp (1944 and following years).
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“Breveté S.G.D.G.”
The inscriptions “Breveté S.G.D.G. / Modèle Déposé” (Patented S.G.D.G. / Registered Design) or “Cadran Breveté / S.G.D.G.” (Patented Dial / S.G.D.G.) means registered and patented design or patented dial without guarantee of the government; either an invention or a design filed by an individual or a company with the national patent office, thus registered by the French state but without any guarantee being given by it.