Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2015
LOT 237
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 803, TWENTY DOLLAR COIN WATCH RETAILED BY TIFFANY YELLOW GOLD Patek, Philippe, Genève, movement No. 1163460, case No. 2682693, Ref. 803. Made circa 1975. Very fine and very rare, 18K yellow gold, keyless watch with extra thin movement, set into a U.S. Twenty Dollar gold coin dated 1902. Accompanied by a Patek Philippe pouch.
HKD 120,000 - 160,000
USD 15,000 - 20,000 / CHF 14,000 - 19,000
Sold: HKD 150,000
Five-body, the hinged watch within the coin opening by a push- piece concealed in the band, in the front the profile of Lady Liberty and on the back the American Eagle, case back engraved: MYRON. Champagne with painted black Breguet numerals. Yellow gold and black baton hands. Cal. 175, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium- plated, fausses cotes decoration,18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-8-01 |
Good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |