Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 08, 2010

LOT 296

Patek Philippe - Yellow Gold - Ref. 1579 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 868219, case No. 668581, Ref. 1579. Made in 1951, sold August 28th, 1952. Very fine and very rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives and Certificate of Origin.

USD 60,000 - 90,000

CHF 60,000 - 90,000 / EUR 45,000 - 65,000

c. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, faceted teardrop lugs. d. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and pyramidal indexes, outer minute and 1/5th second track with 5-minute/seconds Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outermost tachometer scale. Yellow gold baton hands. m. Cal. 13''', rhodium plated, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, fausses cotes decoration, 25 jewels, straightline 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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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-51-01

Good

Partially reprinted

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) - stainless steel (only one known, lot 60 of the Antiquorum sale, Nov. 12, 2006).