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New York, Jun 18, 2008

LOT 338

Pink Gold Ref. 1579 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 867444, case No. 651865, Ref. 1579. Made in 1948, sold on September 27th, 1949. Extremely fine and very rare, 18K pink gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and the Extract from the Archives.

USD 110,000 - 140,000

EUR 70,000 - 90,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, faceted teardrop lugs. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals and printed indexes, outer minute and 1/5th second track, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outermost tachometer scale. Pink gold baton hands. M. 13''', rhodium plated, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, fausses cotes decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 11 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3-6*

Good

Slightly oxidized

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

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 1579. Production of this reference began in 1943. This reference was produced : - in platinum (only three examples known, one sold by Antiquorum lot 119, October 2004) - yellow gold (quite rare) - pink gold (very rare) - Staybrite and gold (gold bezel, lugs, and crown, only two pieces known)