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Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 12, 2003

LOT 160

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 863109, case No. 508301, Ref. 530. Produced circa 1937.Very important and extremely rare, stainless steel gentleman's over-sized wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer, with a stainless steel Patek Philippe deployant clasp and certificate.

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Sold: CHF 938,500

C.three-body, polished and brushed, concave lugs.D. matte silver with applied white gold Arabic numerals and bâton indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Bâton" white gold hands. M. 13'''-130, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.


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Case: 2
Movement: 2*
Dial: 2 - 01

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To our knowledge, only four examples of this reference exist in stainless steel; this is the third to have been offered at auction over the last ten years. It is in particularly superb condition.A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 262.