Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Dec 02, 2003

LOT 119

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève,No. 816202, case No. 413711.Produced circa 1927.Very fine and rare, square, Art Deco, platinum and yellowgold gentleman's wristwatch with hinged lugs and an 18Kyellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. two-body, solid, polished, bicolored, hinged case back,white gold stripe around the dial, yellow gold flat bezel, straightwhite gold bars linked to the yellow gold mobile lugs, yellowgold case. D. matte silver with applied gold Breguet numerals,auxiliary seconds dial. Yellow gold "Spade" hands. M. Cal. 10''',rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, leverescapement à moustache, cut bimetallic compensationbalance, 8 adjustments, flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 26 x 26 mm.A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches",by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 114.