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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 14, 1999

LOT 554

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 760561,case No. 682226, Ref. 2526, circa 1954.Extremely fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, platinum and diamonds gentleman's wristwatch with leather strap and platinum Patek Philippe buckle.

CHF 140,000 - 160,000

C. two body, massive, polished, screwed case back, stepped bezel, concave lugs. D. matte silver with applied round and baguette diamond indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Dauphine" white gold hands. M. Cal. 12'''-600 AT, punched with the Poinçons de Genève, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration,30 jewels, lever escapement, Giromax balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator, 18K gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.


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Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3

Good
Dial: 3 - 5 - 01

Notes

This watch is extremely rare, only 20 examples of this reference were made in this metal.Poinçons de GenèveThe voluntary quality control of watches at the Geneva Observatory, was established by a law dated November 6, 1886. Conditions were laid down for the attribution and stamping of the Poinçons de Genève, punch-marks designed as the coat-of-arms of Geneva. Pocket watches, or wristwatches which carry the Poinçons de Genève, considered as an equivalent to a Bulletin Officiel de Marche, punched on a bridge and on the main plate of the movement, were qualified to be officially termed "chronometers".