Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 25, 2012

LOT 277

PATEK PHILIPPE DRESS WATCH WHITE GOLD Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 812072, case No. 604856. Made in 1925, sold on March 21st, 1947. Very fine and rare, keyless, 18K white gold Art Deco dress watch. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C. Three-piece, demi-bassine, solid, polished, hinged white gold cuvette, hinged case back with monogram AJD. D. Matte silver with applied Arabic numerals and baton indexes, outer minute track, guilloche subsidiary seconds dial. White gold baton hands. M. Cal. 16''', gilt brass, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 9 mm.