Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2014
LOT 919
PATEK PHILIPPE REF 1579 YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No.863329, case No.635760, Ref. 1579. Made in 1943. Very fine and very rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer. Accompanied by the extract from the archives and a Patek Philippe fitted box.
CHF 30,000 - 40,000
HKD 250,000 - 330,000 / USD 32,000 - 43,000
Three-body, solid, polished curved spider lugs, inclined bezel. Matte silver with painted baton indexes and Arabic 12 and 6 numerals, outer minute and 1/5th second track with 5-minute/seconds Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outermost tachometer scale. Yellow gold feuille hands. Cal. 13''', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance , self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2-8* |
Very good Slightly scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-7-10-01 |
Good Oxidized Patinated HANDS Original |