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Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

LOT 173

?Yellow Gold Ref. 1579? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 869128, case No. 2633277, Ref. 1579. Made in 1963, sold on January 30th, 1964. Very fine and rare, oversized 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

HKD 500,000 - 600,000

USD 65,000 - 80,000 / EUR 50,000 - 60,000

Sold: HKD 590,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished, sloped bezel, faceted teardrop lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold pyramidal indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. M. 13'''-130, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 11,5 mm. Property of an Italian Gentleman


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-6-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 1579 Due to its large size, this reference is one of the most sought-after non waterresistant Patek Philippe chronographs. Production of this reference began in 1943. It was produced in Staybrite (exceptionally rare), in steel with pink gold lugs, bezel, and crown (extremely rare), in yellow gold (standard production), pink and in white gold (extremely rare). Only three examples were made in platinum.