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Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 179

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 929265, case No. 646258, Ref. 1526, 2nd series. Sold 21 August 1948. Produced in 210 examples from 1941 to 1952. Very fine and rare astronomic 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, small Arabic numerals and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Exctract from the Archives.

CHF 180,000 - 220,000

EUR 113,000 - 139,000 / USD 140,000 - 172,000

Sold: CHF 234,500

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs.D. matte silver with applied pink gold dot indexes and small Arabic numerals, subsidiary graduation for the days of the month, concentric, the seconds scale, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases gold. Pink gold "Feuille" hands.M. Cal. 12'''-120 QP, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Notes

A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 282. Ref. 1526 This watch was produced with the caliber 12'''-120 QP, the majority of examples in yellow gold, more rarely in pink gold, and only one example in stainless steel is known to date. - First series with indirect center-seconds produced in a very few examples. One of these watches was sold by Antiquorum Geneva, in the Thematic Auction "The Art of Patek Philippe" on April 9, 1989, lot 203. - Second series with concentric auxiliary dials for the seconds and the days of the month. The dials for this reference, second series, are known to date with three different designs: - the seconds division scale on the outside of the auxiliary date dial, quite rare - the seconds division on the inside of the auxiliary dial - the seconds division only on the bottom portion of the auxiliary dial, below the moon phase aperture. The applied gold upright Arabic numbers are of two kinds: - the larger type, more common - the smaller type, as in the present lot, much rarer.