The Art Of Patek Philippe

Geneva, Apr 09, 1989

LOT 251

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 893323, case No. 432832, Ref. 715/18, sold on the 22.3.1974. Elegant 18-carat gold and enamel dress watch.

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

Massive "bassine pincée" polished case, the back with a painted enamel signed: S. Rohr, 1970, P. Louis de la Rive, depicting a country scene with a fountain, girls and cows on the foreground, a lake and snowy mountains on the back . Mat silver dial with applied gold indexes and subsidiary seconds. Gold "Dauphine" hands. 17-140 caliber, rhodium plated movement, "faussescôtes" decoration, bearing the Geneva quality hall mark, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with screws, adjusted to heat and cold isochronism and five positions, self-compensating balance-spring. In mint condition. Diam. 48 mm.


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Similar watches painted by the same artist are illustrated in Patek Philippe pocket watches book, page 108, colour plates 129 to 134. Each of the watches ref.: 715 were produced as unique pieces. The number following the reference indicate the chronology of their creation.