Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 11, 2012

LOT 502

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 130 YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, movement No. 868026, case No. 664242. Ref. 130. Made in 1951, sold on September 11, 1951. 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.

CHF 25,000 - 35,000

USD 27,000 - 37,000 / EUR 21,000 - 30,000

Sold: CHF 46,250

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. 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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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Made towards the end of the production of the reference 130, this particular example has remained in excellent overall condition, with thick lugs, two clean and crisp hallmarks on two of the lugs and a very clean and original dial.