Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Nov 12, 2006

LOT 282

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 931459, case No. 424177, Ref. 775-1. Made in 1946. Very fine and elegant, 18K yellow gold keyless dress watch. Accompanied by the original fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished concave bezel, brushed band, tapered hinged bow, brushed back cover with polished border. D. Matte silvered with engine turned chapter ring, applied yellow gold faceted dart indexes and Arabic 12, outer dot minute markers, subsidiary seconds divided into four sectors. Yellow gold ?dauphine? hands. M. 38 mm, Cal.17-170, rhodium-plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 48 mm.