Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 623

Ref. 1450, So-Called ?Top Hat? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 834738, case No. 624435, Ref. 1450. Made in 1941, sold on April 16, 1942. Very fine, rectangular, ?bombé?, 18K pink gold gentleman`s wristwatch. Accompanied by a Patek Philippe Certificate.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, hooded lugs, ?bombé? crystal. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold baton and dot indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 9'''-90, tonneau, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 25 x 36 mm Thickness 9.5 mm.