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

LOT 366

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 862203, case No. 618900, "Calatrava". Produced circa 1940.Very fine and rare, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle.

USD 30,000 - 40,000

Sold: USD 79,500

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, engraved case with a monogram, concave curved lugs, later Patek Philippe back. D. black with applied pink gold Roman numerals and indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation, concentric, the 1/5th second scale. "Bâton" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 13''' rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3 - 7*
Dial: 3 - 6 - 01

Notes

Similar watches are published in "Collecting Patek Philippe Watches" by M. and O. Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Ge-nova, 2000, p. 269 and in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, pp. 262-264 and 269.