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Noga Hilton, Geneva, Jun 14, 2003

LOT 355

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 863639, case No. 632758, Ref. 1463. Production of this reference started in 1940. Very fine and very rare, water-resistant, stainless steel military type gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and tachometer.

CHF 120,000 - 150,000

EUR 80,000 - 100,000 / USD 94,000 - 117,000

Sold: CHF 135,500

C. two-body, polished, screwed-down case back, dust-protecting cap. D. matte silver with applied steel Arabic numerals and indexes with tritium dots, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Baton" tritium-coated hands. M. 13'''-130, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line 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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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 4 - 6*
Dial: 3 - 6 - 01

Notes

Very few examples of this reference were produced with luminescent dots on the dial and tritium-coated hands. Some of them had a black dial, a few had a two-tone silver dial. These watches are referred to by collectors as being "military-type". A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, page 267.