Timeless Beauty: Spectacular Wristwat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 24, 2004

LOT 120

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 869064, case No. 2621614, Ref. 1579. Produced in 1962, sold on March 29, 1962. 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.

CHF 80,000 - 100,000

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

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


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Notes

Ref. 1579 Production began in 1943. This reference was produced in Staybrite very 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.