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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 02, 2000
LOT 317
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 742474,case No. 306514, Ref. 448, circa 1954.Fine, small, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch.
CHF 5,500 - 6,500
C. Three-body, solid, polished. D. champagne with applied gold indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. ?Bâton? yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 10???-200, stamped with the Poinçons de Genève, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 28 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: * 4 - 5 |
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Dial: 4 - 5 - 01 |
Notes
Ref. 448Production of this reference started in 1935.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?.