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Geneva, May 15, 2005

LOT 146

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868899, case No. 698848, Ref. 1463, made in 1956, sold on May 20, 1958. Very fine and very rare, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentle-man's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and tachometer, leather strap and 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 100,000 - 200,000

EUR 65,000 - 130,000 / USD 85,000 - 170,000

Sold: CHF 297,750

C. Three body, massive, polished and brushed, screwed case back, dust protecting cap.D. Matte silver with applied bâton pink gold indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliaryseconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. Pink gold "feuille"hands. M. Cal. 13'''-130, rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, leverescapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance spring, micrometerregulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.Thickness 12 mm.


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Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Notes

Ref. 1463 Production of this reference started in 1940. A similar watch is published in ?Patek Philippe Genève, Wristwatches?, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, Patek Philippe S.A., p. 267. A similar watch is published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. II, pp. 204 to 210.