Important Watches

Geneva, Mar 20, 2010

LOT 329

Patek Philipp e Yellow Calatrava Ref. 533 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 868478, case No. 672199, Ref. 533. Made in 1952, sold on December 22nd, 1953. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, 30-minute register, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

CHF 55,000 - 75,000

USD 50,000 - 70,000 / EUR 38,000 - 50,000

Sold: CHF 68,400

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs, snap-on case back. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes and Arabic 12 and 6, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30- minute register, outer 1/5th seconds chronograph divisions and outermost tachometer scale. Yellow gold Feuille hands. M. Cal. 13'''-130, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring and swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 1-01

As new

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. This reference is more rarely found in yellow gold (as in the present lot) than in pink gold.