Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 360

Patek Philippe - Ref. 130 Two-tone silver dial Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, movement No. 863332, case No. 635778. Ref. 130. Made in 1943 and sold on June 28th, 1945 . Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

USD 30,000 - 50,000

EUR 25,000 - 40,000 / CHF 35,000 - 55,000

Sold: USD 36,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, concave lugs, snap-on case back. D. Two-tone silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and baton indexes, outer minute and 1/5th second track, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, outermost tachometer scale to 300 UPH. Yellow gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with 8 adjustments, self-compensating steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 11 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3-60*

Good

Plating slightly deteriorated

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

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-read dial, encircled by a slender, concave bezel which gives the dial an even greater luminosity. I 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. Reference 130 was made with either Breguet numerals, Roman, Arabic, or mixed numerals.
A white gold chronograph, Ref. 96, was sold by Antiquorum in October 1992, lot 599.