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Geneva, Nov 16, 2008

LOT 720

Yellow Gold, Ref. 1463 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 869138, case No. 2629896, Ref. 1463.Made in 1963, sold on October 7th, 1964. Extremely 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 120,000 - 180,000

USD 110,000 - 165,000 / EUR 75,000 - 115,000

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, dust protecting cap, stepped bezel, concave lugs. D. Matte champagne with applied yellow gold faceted indexes, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds track, outermost tachometer scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register. Yellow gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 13''', stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with eight adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-6-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 1463 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.