Important Watches, Wristwatches and c...
Tokyo, Dec 15, 1989
LOT 365
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 863957, case No. 655638, Ref. 1436, circa 1947. Extremely fine and rare 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch, with square button split second chronograph, register and tachometer.
JPY 30,000,000 - 37,500,000
USD 200,000 - 250,000
C. massive, polished. D. mat silver with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals + auxiliary 30 minutes register and seconds dial, outer graduations for the tachometer.. " Feuille" gold hands. M. 13', rhodiumed, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. In excellent condition. Diam. 32 mm.
Notes
A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches",
page 208.