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Geneva, Hotel Du Rhone, Apr 02, 2006

LOT 506

Ref. 1463 ?Yellow Gold Breguet Numerals? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 863087, case No. 629720, Ref. 1463. Made in 1942. Sold on August 27th,1943. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 130,000 - 160,000

108 85,000 - 100,000

Sold: CHF 175,500

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, screwed-down case back, dust protecting cap, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold ?Breguet? numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer scale, base 1000, concentric minutes and fifths of a second scales, Arabic five second numerals. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 13'''-130, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance with 8 adjustments, self compensating blued steel Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diameter 35 mm. Thickness 12 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 1463 Production of this reference started in 1940. The first models of the Ref. 1463 made in the 1940s had bezels which continued to the band, this changed in the early 1950s to a stepped bezel.