Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

LOT 364

Early Stainless-steel ?Ref. 1463? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 863554, case No. 632749, Ref. 1463. Made in 1944, sold on November 30th, 1945. Very fine and extremely rare, early, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and tachometer and a stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

USD 130,000 - 160,000

EUR 100,000 - 125,000

Sold: USD 169,150

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, dust-protecting cap, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied white gold indexes and radial Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer scale, base 1000. White gold "Feuille" hands. M. Cal. 13'''-130, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8adjustments, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Height 12,5 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

In these early models of Ref. 1463, the bezel finished at the band. It was not until the early 1950s that stepped bezels appeared. Ref. 1463 Production of this reference started in 1940. Only a few examples were made in stainless steel. In addition, its two-tone dial makes it extremely desirable for collectors. A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, page 267.