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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 22, 1995
LOT 457
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 862321, case No. 626775, 1950's. Extremely fine and rare stainless steel gentleman' s wristwatch with square button splitsecond chronograph, register and pulsometer.
CHF 240,000 - 260,000
USD 200,000 - 220,000
Sold: CHF 385,750
C. polished, satined. D. mat silver with applied steel indexes + auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer pulsometer graduation for 15 pulsations. " Feuille" steel bands. M. 13"', rhodiumed, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. In excellent condition. Diam. 33 nnn.
Notes
Split-second chronograph wristwatches were the
must of Patek Philippe technology and were cased
in gold or white gold. Only three examples in
stainless steel, made on special orders, are known
to-day. The last one on the Market was sold by
Antiquorum on 10 April 1994, lot 431.