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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2008
LOT 103
Yellow Gold, Ref. 130 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 867466, case No. 655068, Ref. 130. Made in 1948, sold on June 28, 1949. Very fine and rare 18K yellow gold wristwatch with squarebutton chronograph, register, and tachometer. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.
HKD 280,000 - 330,000
USD 36,000 - 43,000 / EUR 22,000 - 26,000
Sold: HKD 432,000
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, downturned lugs, snap-on back. D. Silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes and Arabic 12 and 6, outer black minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds track, outermost tachometer scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register. Yellow gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to eight positions, self-compensating steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Notes
Production of this reference started in 1934. It was made in stainless steel, yellow gold and pink gold; only three examples are known in white gold. It is one of the most desirable and soughtafter 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 lends an even greater luminosity.to the dial. 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 made 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, pp. 49-59.