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Geneva, Oct 14, 2007

LOT 195

?Ref. 130, Yellow Gold? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 863488, case No. 638755, Ref. 130. Made in 1944, sold on October 3, 1945. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square-button chronograph, registers, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 70,000 - 90,000

EUR 43,000 - 55,000 / USD 58,000 - 75,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, downturned lugs. D. Two-tone silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes and Arabic 6 and 12, outer black minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions, outermost tachometer graduation, subsidiary dials for the constant seconds and the 30-minute registers. Yellow gold ?feuille? hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic balance adjusted to eight positions, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 12 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-9-01

Good

Scratched

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.

Similar watches are published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2005, vol. II, p. 49 to 59.