Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 15, 2016
LOT 372
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 1491 "SCROLL LUGS" PINK GOLD Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, No. 929326, case No. 642142, Ref. 1491. Made circa 1946. Very fine and unusual, 18K pink gold wristwatch "à cornes capuchonnées". Accompanied by the extract from the archives.
CHF 8,000 - 12,000
HKD 64,000 - 96,000 / USD 8,400 - 12,500
Three-body, solid, polished, flat and inclined bezel, scrolled lugs, snap-on back. Pink with applied pink gold faceted baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, outer minute divisions. Pink gold dauphine hands. Cal. 12```-120, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronisms and five positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3-8* |
Good Slightly scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-8-01 |
Good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |