Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po...
Geneva, Nov 14, 2009
LOT 320
Pink Gold Tiffany Patek Philippe, Genève, "Calatrava", movement No. 920085, case No. 296508, retailed by Tiffany & Co. Made in 1940, sold on December 14, 1940. Very fine and rare, 18K pink gold wristwatch with a 14K pink gold link bracelet. Accompanied by a Tiffany & Co., New York box and the Extract from the Archives.
CHF 7,500 - 10,000
USD 7,500 - 10,000 / EUR 5,000 - 7,000
Sold: CHF 11,400
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs, snap-on case back engraved ?Frank S. Washburn?. D. Rose with applied pink gold Breguet numerals, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold poire hands. M. Cal. 12'''120, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, selfcompensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed, dial also signed Tiffany & Co. Diam. 31 mm. Thickness 9 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-7-01 |
Good Oxidized HANDS Original |
Notes
Provenance: Frank S. Washburn (1895-1967), an executive of the American Cyanamid Company and the son of company's founder. Mayor of Larchmont, 1945-6. His hobby was horse-breeding and he sold one of his best ?Diablos? to Teddy Roosevelt.