Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2015

LOT 107

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 685 CHRONOGRAPH POCKET WATCH Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, Ref. 685, No. 862704, case No. 624655. Made in 1941, sold in April 1942. Extremely fine and rare, 18K rose gold keyless pocket watch with chronograph and 30-minute register. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

HKD 180,000 - 250,000

USD 23,200 - 32,000 / CHF 21,800 - 30,000

Sold: HKD 212,500

Three-body, polished and brushed, buttons at 11 and 1 for the chronograph functions. Silver rose with applied rose gold Arabic and batone indexes, inner track for minute and fifths of a second divisions, outer tachometer scale, subsidiary dial for the seconds and 30-minute register. Rose gold feuille hands. 13```, rhodium-plated, gold wheel train, 23 jewels, 8 adjustments, lever escapement, monometallic compensation balance with gold temperature screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-18-25-01

Very good

Spotted

Chipped

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case, and movement signed. DIAM. 46 mm. REF. 685 was introduced in the late 1930s and utilized the same 13''' movement as the reference 130. The present watch, accompanied by an Extract from the Archives confirming its sale on August 22, 1945, is a very fine example of reference 685. The watch shows very little polishing and the movement is very clean. The original dial shows minor imperfections, however it exhibits a strong signature and details, offering an attractive, well-preserved example of this model.