Important Watches, Pocket Watches and...

Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

LOT 128

So-called ?TV? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 764320, case No. 699820, Ref. 2540. Retailed by Serpico y Laino, Caracas (Venezuela), circa 1955. Very fine and rare ?carré galbé?, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, triangular lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. 12'''-600 AT, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, lever escapement, Giromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case, and movement signed. Dim. 31 x 31 mm. Thickness 10 mm.