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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 14, 1999

LOT 563

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868401,case No. 668585, Ref. 1579, made in 1953, retailed by Casalpina, Bologna (Italy), on July 14, 1954.Extremely fine and very rare, oversized, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer, leather strap and 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle, in original black leather fitted box, accompanied by original certificate.

CHF 60,000 - 70,000

C. three body, massive, polished, rounded band, lapidated triangular teardrop lugs. D. matte silver with applied square pink gold indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Feuille" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 13'''-130, punched with the Poinçons de Genève, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 3

Good
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

Ref. 1579Production of this reference started in 1943.Poinçons de GenèveThe voluntary quality control of watches at the Geneva Observatory, was established by a law dated November 6, 1886. Conditions were laid down for the attribution and stamping of the Poinçons de Genève, punch-marks designed as the coat-of-arms of Geneva. Pocket watches, or wristwatches which carry the Poinçons de Genève, considered as an equivalent to a Bulletin Officiel de Marche, punched on a bridge and on the main plate of the movement, were qualified to be officially termed "chronometers".