Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 16, 2014

LOT 212

PATEK PHILIPPE 789/1 RICOCHET Patek Philippe, Genève, "Ricochet", No. 1141399, case No. 314872, Ref. 789/1. Made circa 1966. Very fine and rare, 18K hammered gold "Ricochet" keyless dress watch. Accompanied by the original bill of sale and a Patek Philippe box.

Two-body, solid, bark decoration in a sunburst pattern, graduated bezel with engraved indexes. Gold bark finish, continuing the case decoration. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 23-300, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock absorber, self compensating Breguet balance spring.