Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Nov 16, 2008

LOT 250

Pink Gold, Ref. 530 Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 530. Made in 1949, sold on August 16th, 1950. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K pink gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives and a Patek Philippe box.

CHF 160,000 - 200,000

USD 150,000 - 185,000 / EUR 100,000 - 125,000

Sold: CHF 462,200

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary dial for the seconds and 30-minute register, outer minute and 1/5th second track with Arabic five second numerals, outermost tachometer scale. Pink gold feuille hands. M. 13''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, bimetallic balance with 8 adjustments, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36.8 mm. Thickness 12 mm.


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Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-8-01

Good

Slightly scratched

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 530 Production of this reference began in 1938 and lasted approximately 15 years. Due to the size of the watch, which was not fashionable at the time, production was limited to only a few examples, in yellow gold, pink gold, and stainless steel. Produced in a very few examples, this model is among the most admired and sought-after by collectors.
A similar watch is published in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 262.