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Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 300

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 910917, case No. 297675, retailed by E. Gubelin. Produced circa 1940.Very fine and elegant, calatrava-shaped 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. two-body, solid, polished, exagerated concave lugs ruby-set winding-crown. D. black with applied yellow gold indexes, sunk "guilloché" auxiliary seconds dial. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 10 '' -110, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever esca-pement, monometallic balance, adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 30 mm.