Importantes Montres de Collection

Geneva, May 15, 2011

LOT 566

Patek Philippe Yellow Calatrava Chronograph Ref. 533 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 868443, case No. 672196, Ref. 533. Made circa 1952. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, 30-minute register, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold bracelet. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 35,000 - 45,000

USD 38,000 - 50,000 / EUR 27,000 - 35,000

Sold: CHF 37,500

C. Three-body, solid, polished, flat bezel, concave lugs, snap-on case back. D. Brushed silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes and Roman 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 baton hands. M. Cal. 13'''-130, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, stamped twice with the seal of Geneva quality mark, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with 8 adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring with overcoil, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2*

Very good

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