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Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

LOT 190

Ref. 130, ?Yellow Gold? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 862803, case No. 672220, Ref. 130. Made in 1941, sold on September 8th, 1952. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Property of a Japanese Collector

HKD 300,000 - 400,000

USD 40,000 - 50,000 / EUR 30,000 - 40,000

Sold: HKD 401,200

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs.
D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation, concentric, 1/5th second scale. Yellow gold "feuille" hands.
M. Cal. 13???, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to 8 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 12 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 130, Production of this reference started in 1934. It was made in stainless steel, yellow gold and pink gold, only three are known in white gold. It is one of the most desirable and sought-after sport watches ever created by the Patek Philippe firm. Sophisticated collectors appreciate this model?s perfect proportions, its large and clearly-readable dial, encircled by a slender, concave bezel which gives the dial an even greater luminosity. Reference 130 usually has one button at 2 o'clock and another at 4 o'clock. Only a very few examples were made with a single button on the crown. This reference was first used with Victorin Piguet ebauches, and later with Lemania ebauches. To date, one example is known of a single button chronograph with Ref. 130, that features an experimental 12??? movement. A similar watch is published in "Collecting Patek Philippe Watches" by M. and O. Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2000, p. 262.