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Geneva, May 08, 2010

LOT 484

Patek Philippe Ref. 564 One of only two know examples in rose gold Patek Philippe & Co., Geneve, movement No. 832231, case No. 617334, Ref. 564. Made in 1937, sold on July 7, 1938. Very fine and extremely rare, rectangular curved, 18K pink gold, Art Deco wristwatch with an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives and a Patek Philippe box.

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

USD 19,000 - 28,000 / EUR 14,000 - 21,000

Sold: CHF 31,200

C. Two-body, polished, stepped hooded lugs, snap-on back, curved crystal. D. Brushed silver with applied pink gold baton indexes and Roman quarter-hour numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Pink gold baton hands. M. Cal. 9???90, tonneau-shaped, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, staright line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 39 x 21 mm. Thickness 8 mm


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-54-01

Very good

Service dial

HANDS Original

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To the best of our knowledge, the present lot is one of the only two examples in pink gold. Only five examples of reference 564 were ever made: two in yellow gold, two in pink gold ( including the present lot ) and one in stainless steel. A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 2nd edition, p. 133. I