Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ...
New York, Oct 17, 2008
Staybrite Dress Watch, Two-Tone Case Patek, Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 880896, case No. 505512, Ref. 23. Made circa 1940. Very fine and elegant, keyless, Staybrite stainless steel and 18K pink gold dress watch. Accompanied by a 230mmlong 18K yellow and white gold link chain.
C. Three-body, polished, bezel and case back with pink gold outer ring. D. Satine silver with applied pink gold baton indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 17''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 45 mm. Thickness 11 mm.
Grading System | |
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |