Important Watches Wristwatches, and C...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 02, 2000
LOT 312
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Calatrava,No. 921728, case No. 625177, circa 1940.Fine, stainless steel gentleman?s wristwatch.
CHF 6,000 - 7,000
Sold: CHF 10,350
C. Three-body, polished and brushed. D. matte silver with applied steel Breguet numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. ?Feuille? steel hands. M. Cal. 12???-120, stamped with the Poinçons de Genève, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 31 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 4 |
Fair |
Movement: * 4 |
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Dial: 4 - 21 - 01 |
Notes
Poinçons de GenèveThe voluntary quality control of watches at the Geneva Observatory, was established by a law dated November 6, 1886. Conditions were laid down for the attribution and stamping of the Poinçons de Genève, punch-marks designed as the coat-of-arms of Geneva. Pocket watches, or wristwatches which carry the Poinçons de Genève, considered as an equivalent to a Bulletin Officiel de Marche, punched on a bridge and on the main plate of the movement, were qualified to be officially termed ?chronometers?.