Timeless Beauty: Spectacular Wristwat...
Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 24, 2004
LOT 167
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 837007, case No. 508986, Ref. 1480. Produced circa 1945. Very fine and rare, rectangular, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch.
CHF 16,000 - 20,000
EUR 10,000 - 13,000 / USD 13,000 - 16,000
C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, overhanging and curved fluted lugs, flat top crystal. D. Bronze with applied pink gold Arabic numerals and dot indexes, subsidiary seconds. Pink gold "feuille"hands. M. Cal. 9'''-90, tonneau, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 24 x 40 mm. Height 8 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3 - 6* |
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Dial: 3 - 5 - 01 |
Notes
Ref. 1480 Production of this reference started in 1940. This model was still presented in the Patek Philippe catalogue of 1956. Similar watches are published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 131 and in "Collecting Patek Philippe Watches" by M. and O. Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2000 Edition, p. 150.