Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2011

LOT 337

PATEK PHILIIPE REF. 130 TACHOMETER & PULSATIONS SCALE, STAINLESS STEEL Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 860489, case No. 504770, Ref. 130. Made in 1937, sold on February 1, 1938. Very fine and extremely rare, possibly unique, stainless steel wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, pulsometer and tachometer, with 18k white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a box and the Extract from the Archives.

HKD 1,400,000 - 1,800,000

USD 180,000 - 230,000 / EUR 130,000 - 170,000

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, concave bezel, snap-on caseback. D. Two-tone silver with applied gold Arabic numerals and painted indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer pulsometer graduation for 30 pulsations, concentric, 1/5th seconds graduation, at the center, spiral tachometric scale. Blued steel feuille hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-50-01

Good

Refreshed

HANDS Original

Notes

According to our research this is the only Patek Philippe Ref.130 in stainless steel to have appeared publicly with a two-tone silvered dial featuring a pulsometer and tachometer.