Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 359

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 533 YELLOW GOLD CHRONOGRAPH Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 863804, case No. 642952. Ref. 533. Made in 1946, sold on November 20th, 1946. Fine and very rare 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, and tachometer. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Property of a the Original Owner

USD 25,000 - 35,000

EUR 18,000 - 26,000 / CHF 27,000 - 38,000

Sold: USD 28,800

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, downturned lugs, snap-on back. D. Silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes and Arabic 12 and 6, outer black minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds track, outermost tachometer scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register. Yellow gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to eight positions, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, "whiplash" regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3-11-46

Good

Slightly worn

Service crown
Movement: 3-60*

Good

Plating slightly deteriorated

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-6-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 533 Production of this reference began in 1937. It is identical to Ref. 130 with the exception of the bezel, which is flat, whereas ref. 130 has a concave bezel.