Timeless Beauty: Spectacular Wristwat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 24, 2004

LOT 121

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868356, case No. 664501, Ref. 1579, retailed by Hausmann. Produced in 1952, sold on February 21, 1953. Very fine and rare, oversized, 18K pink gold gentleman,s wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer. Accompanied by the "Extract from the Archives".

CHF 170,000 - 220,000

EUR 110,000 - 140,000 / USD 130,000 - 170,000

Sold: CHF 182,250

C. Three-body, solid, polished, sloped bezel, faceted teardrop lugs. D. Matte silver with applied pink goldpyramidal indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometergraduation, concentric, 1/5th second scale. Pink gold "feuille" hands. M. 13''', rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm. Height 12 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.