Exceptional Horological Works of Art

Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

LOT 151

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 867701, case No. 653525, Ref. 1463. Production of this reference started in 1940. Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and tachometer.

CHF 100,000 - 150,000

EUR 70,000 - 100,000

Sold: CHF 245,500

C. two-body, polished, screwed-down case back, dust-protecting cap. D. matte silver with applied steel Breguet numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Feuille" steel hands. M. 13'''-130,rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement,monometallic balance, 8 adjustments,self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Notes

A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, page 267. Ref. 1463 Production of this reference started in 1940, a very few of them were made in stainless steel. Poinçons de Genève The voluntary quality control of watches at the Geneva Observatory, was established by a law dated November 6, 1886. Conditions were laid down for the attribution and stamping of the Poinçons de Genève, punch-marks designed as the coat-of-arms of Ge-neva. Pocket watches, or wristwatches which carry the Poin-çons de Genève, considered as an equivalent to a Bulletin Officiel de Marche, punched on a bridge and on the main plate of the movement, were qualified to be officially termed "chronometers".