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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Nov 12, 2006

LOT 376

Yellow Gold Ref. 1463 Patek Philippe, Geneva, Ref. 1463, No. 868298, case No. 672763. Made in 1952, sold on December 9, 1952. Extremely fine, rare, and important, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 180,000 - 220,000

EUR 115,000 - 140,000 / USD 145,000 - 175,000

Sold: CHF 210,000

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, anti-magnetic dust protecting cap, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes and radial Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer scale. Yellow gold "Baton" hands. M. Cal. 13''' CC, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, eight adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 12,5 mm. Property of an Italian Collector


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Production of this reference started in 1940. The reference was produced in yellow and pink gold, and a few examples in stainless steel. The first models of Ref. 1463, made in the 1940s, had bezels which continued to the band, this changed in the early 1950s to a stepped bezel. A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, page 267.