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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 02, 2000

LOT 396

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 975951,case No. 681682, Ref. 1593, made in 1954, sold on September 29, 1954.Very fine rectangular ?bombé?, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with leather strap and18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle.Accompanied by black leather fitted box and certificate.

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

Sold: CHF 32,200

C. Two-body, flared, solid, polished, concave sides, pillar shaped lugs, two-facet crystal. D. matte silver with applied pink gold indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. ?Feuille? pink gold hands.M. Cal. 9???-90, tonneau, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, Giromax balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 25 x 41 mm.Accompanied by Extract from the Archives.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: * 3
Dial: 4 - 7 - 01

Notes

Ref. 1593Production of this reference started in 1944.It was also made in very few examples with polychrome cloisonné enamel dials.Similar watches are published in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, pp. 129 and 141.