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Geneva, Oct 14, 2007

LOT 183

?Art Deco Diamonds? Patek Philippe & Co., Geneve, No. 843894, case No. 1577. Made circa 1958. Very fine and rare, elegant, Art Deco, lady?s platinum and diamond-set wristwatch with two-strand platinum bracelet.

C. Two-body, rectangular, inclined polished sides, set with 21 round diamonds and 20 baguette diamonds, articulated lugs. D. Matte silvered with painted black dot indexes and applied baton half-hour markers. White gold ?feuille? hands. M. 22 x 10 mm, tonneau-shaped, rectangular, rhodium-plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial and movement signed, case with French master mark. Dim. 50 x 12 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Approx. overall length 140 mm.