Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 25, 2012

LOT 279

PATEK PHILIPPE PLATINUM & YELLOW GOLD Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 892387, case No. 605397. Made circa 1957. Fine platinum and 18K yellow gold keyless dress watch.

C. Three-body, polished, reeded bezels. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, outer dot minute track, guilloche subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold double spade hands. M. Cal. 17-140, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel fl at balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 45 mm.