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Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 20, 2001

LOT 201

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Ref. 1593. Production of this reference started in 1944.Very fine and very rare, rectangular ?bombé?, flared, platinum gentleman?s wristwatch.

USD 15,000 - 20,000

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave sides, pillar-shaped lugs, ?bombé? crystal. D. matte silver with applied platinum bâton indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. ?Bâton? blued steel hands. M. Cal. 9'''-90, tonneau, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dim. 25 x 42 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3 - 6*
Dial: 3 - 25 - 01

Notes

A similar watch is published in ?Patek Philippe Wristwatches?, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 128.