Collector’s Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

Grand Havana Room, New York, Mar 13, 2002

LOT 101

Patek Philippe & Cie. Genève, No. 789556, case No. 311973, Ref. 788/1, circa 1963. Fine and rare, 18K gold ?Ricochet? keyless dress watch.

C. massive, hand-made, two-piece, asymmetrical with radial ?sunburst? engraving. D. gold, decorated similarly to the case, black indexes. ?Bâton? blued steel hands. M. 23mm, cal 23-300, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? dec-oration with the seal of Geneva quality marks, 18 jewels, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, lever escapement, Patek Philippe patented ?Gyromax? balance, self-compensated free-sprung balance spring, shock-resistant suspension. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 44 x 38 mm.