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Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

LOT 187

Ref. 1463, Pink Gold ? Pulsometer Scale Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No.868664, case No. 684697, Ref. 1463. Made in 1953, sold on March 7th, 1955. Extremely fine and very rare, water-resistant, 18K pink gold doctor's wristwatch with round button chronograph, 30-minute register, pulsometer scale graduated for 15 pulsations and an 18K pink gold "à petites mailles? bracelet. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 200,000 - 250,000

USD 200,000 - 250,000 / EUR 135,000 - 170,000

Sold: CHF 210,000

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, concave lugs, screwed-down case back, inner dust protection cap. D. Matte silver with applied polished pink gold faceted baton indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer minute and seconds divisions with Arabic five-second numerals, outermost pulsometer scale graduated for 15 pulsations. Pink gold baton hands. M. Cal. 13''', stamped twice with the Geneva Quality Mark, 23 jewels, fausses cotes decoration, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic compensation balance adjusted to 8 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 12.5 mm. Approx. overall length 170 mm.


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Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

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 1940's, had bezels which continued to the band, this changed in the early 1950's to a stepped bezel. A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, page 267.