Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong - Kong, Oct 09, 2010

LOT 97

Patek Philippe Pl atinum & Yell ow Gold Dress Watch Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneva, Switzerland, movement No. 808269, case No. 602317. Made in 1923, sold on November 25th, 1925. Very fine, thin, keyless, platinum, 18K yellow gold and enamel Art Deco dress watch. Accompanied by a Patek Philippe fitted box and the Extract from the Archives.

HKD 45,000 - 60,000

USD 6,000 - 8,000 / EUR 4,500 - 6,000

Sold: HKD 77,500

C. Three-body, ?Murat?, solid, polished and brushed, bezel and bow inlaid with yellow gold panels decorated with black champleve enamel Greek key pattern, the back cover inlaid with a yellow gold monogram ?CH? and with border to match the bezel. D. Matte silver with applied platinum Arabic numerals, outer dot minute divisions, guilloche subsidiary seconds dial. White gold Breguet hands. M. Cal. 17???, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

The Extract from the Archives confirms the case style ?Murat? and its rich ornamentation in gold and enamel.