The Art of Patek Philippe, Legendary ...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 14, 1999

LOT 565

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 853667, retailed by Guillermin & Mollet, Paris, circa 1947.Very fine and unusual, 18K pink gold, sapphires and diamonds lady's bracelet-watch, with concealed dial, and articulated 18K pink gold two strand chain bracelet, in a desgin composed of numerous small fish scales each set at the centre with a sapphire.

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

Sold: CHF 12,650

C. French, two body, massive, polished, the cover and the lugs representing a stylized flower and set with10 baguette sapphires and 51 large round diamonds and some smaller ones. D. champagne with black enamelled Arabic numerals and indexes. "Bâton" pink gold hands. M. 8''', rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring.Dial and movement signed by Patek Philippe,case signed by Guillermin.Dim. 25 x 34 mm.Bracelet measuring approx. 175 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: * 4 - 5
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

During the years that followed the Second World War, a customs regulation was temporarily introduced in France, forbidding the import of watch cases made of precious metals, to protect French craftmen working in this particular field.During this whole period, agents for Swiss Manufacturers in France received from Geneva only the watch movements and respective dials, while the watch cases themselves were produced in Paris. These watch cases were made either on the basis of those producted by the manufacture, or as exclusive cases for watches intended solely for the French Market.All the watch cases of French production are marked with the eagle head, which is the official hallmark, applied on all jewelry and gold items, by the official body regulating precious metals, Service officiel du Contrôle des Métaux Précieux. Such watch cases do not therefore bear the Swiss hallmarks nor indeed the Master marks.