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Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 20, 2001

LOT 216

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Ref. 1593. Production of this reference started in 1944.Fine, rectangular ?bombé? flared, 18K yellow gold, gentleman?s wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold buckle.

USD 9,000 - 12,000

C. two-body, polished and brushed, concave sides, pillar-shaped lugs, faceted crystal. D. matte silver, with applied yellow gold indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. M. Cal. 9''' -90, tonneau, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 25 x 41 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 4 - 6*
Dial: 4 - 25 - 01

Notes

A limited number of examples of this model were made in platinum with polychrome ?cloisonné? enamel dials and diamond-set indexes.Similar watches are published in ?Patek Philippe Wristwatches?, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, pp. 128 and 141 and in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Watches? by M. and O. Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2000 Edition, pp. 43, 56,153,162,172 and 226.