The Art of Patek Philippe, Legendary ...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 14, 1999

LOT 517

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 964569,case No. 659438, Ref. 1526, circa 1948.Extremely fine and probably unique, astronomic,18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases; without seconds hand.

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C. three body, massive, polished, concave bezel.D. matte silver with applied pink gold indexes and Arabic numerals, graduation for the days of the month on the 6, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Feuille" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 12'''-120 QP, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.


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Case: 3

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Movement: * 3
Dial: 4 - 5 - 6 - 01

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To the best of our knowledge, this watch is the first one ever to be seen without either a seconds hand, centre-seconds nor small seconds.Ref. 1526Produced in 210 examples from 1941 to 1952, with the calibre 12'''-120 QP, the majority in yellow gold, rarely in pink gold, with only one example known to date in stainless steel.- First series with indirect centre-seconds produced in very few examples. One of these watches was sold by Antiquorum, Geneva, in the theme auction The Art of Patek Philippe, April 9, 1989, lot 203.- Second series with concentric auxiliary dials for the seconds and the days of the month. A similar watch is published in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, pp. 282-283.