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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 14, 1999

LOT 535

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868114,case No. 664929, Ref. 1463, made in 1951, sold on January 17, 1952.Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and tachometer, with skeleton luminescent hands, leather strap and 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle, in original black leather fitted box.

CHF 70,000 - 90,000

C. three body, massive, polished and brushed,screwed case back, dust protecting cap. D. matte silver with applied bâton yellow gold and tritium indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Lozenge" radiumed gold hands.M. Cal. 13'''-130, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.Accompanied by Extrait des Registres.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: * 4 -6

Slightly oxidized
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

The present watch bears "lozenge" radiumed handsIn the mid-1960's, manufactures started to replace radium coating of the hands and numerals of the watches with tritium coating. As a matter of fact, they had noticed that radiumed dials were slightly radioactive.Ref. 1463Production of this reference started in 1940.A similar watch is published in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 267.