Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2014
LOT 968
PATEK PHILIPPE REF 1579 YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 867710, case No. 657547, Ref. 1579. Made in 1949 and sold on August 12th, 1950. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extracts from the Archives.
CHF 25,000 - 45,000
HKD 215,000 - 300,000 / USD 26,500 - 47,000
Sold: CHF 47,500
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, faceted lapidated lugs, inclined bezel, snap on case back. Matte silver with applied yellow gold pyramidal indexes and Arabic 12,6 numerals, outer minute and 1/5th second track with 5-minute/seconds Arabic markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, outermost tachometer scale. Yellow gold feuille hands. Cal. 13''', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swanneck micrometer regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-50-01 |
Good Refreshed HANDS Original |