Collector’s Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

Grand Havana Room, New York, Mar 13, 2002

LOT 162

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 962972, case No. 301254, Ref. 1516. Produced circa 1948. Very fine, 18K pink gold, gentleman?s wristwatch.

USD 2,500 - 3,500

Sold: USD 3,450

C. two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs D. pink, with applied pink gold indexes and Roman numerals, auxil-iary seconds dial. ?Bâton? pink gold hands. M. Cal. 12-120, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jew-els, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compen-sating Breguet balance-spring, micrometric regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 32mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3-6*

Good

Slightly oxidized

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-5-01

Good

Poor

HANDS Original

Notes

A similar watch is published in ?Patek Philippe Wristwatches?, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 44.