Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 12, 2019
LOT 389
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 686, TWO-TONE DIAL CHRONOGRAPH, YELLOW GOLD
CHF 12,000 - 18,000
HKD 96,000 - 144,000 / USD 12,000 - 18,000
Sold: CHF 15,000
A very fine, attractive, manual wind, 18k yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with two-tone dial.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8-19 |
Good Slightly scratched Dent(s) |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-6-17-01 |
Very good Slightly oxidized Slightly spotted HANDS Original |
Brand Patek Philippe
Reference 685
Year 1942, sold in November 1946
Movement No. 863073
Calibre 13’’’
Case No. 625476
Dimensions 46 mm
Signature Dial, Case (with intitials) and Movement
Accessories Extract from the archives
Notes
Property of a Swiss family
Bought by the owner in the Antiquorum, Art of Patek Philippe sale in April 1989 (lot 206), the watch has remained hidden in safety vault for the past 30 years before being rediscovered recently by the family. An example of some of the most attractive chronograph pocket watches produced by the firm in the forties, it has been kept in remarkable condition with a beautiful two-tone dial.
Bought by the owner in the Antiquorum, Art of Patek Philippe sale in April 1989 (lot 206), the watch has remained hidden in safety vault for the past 30 years before being rediscovered recently by the family. An example of some of the most attractive chronograph pocket watches produced by the firm in the forties, it has been kept in remarkable condition with a beautiful two-tone dial.