Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 12, 2013

LOT 139

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 1463 CHRONOGRAPH YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, No.863346, case No. 635854, Ref. 1463. Made in 1943, sold on June 28th, 1945. Extremely fine and rare, early period, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and tachometer. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives

CHF 85,000 - 125,000

HKD 700,000 - 1,000,000 / USD 90,000 - 130,000

Sold: CHF 104,500

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screw-down case back, stepped inclined bezel, anti-magnetic dust cap, concave lugs. D. Brushed silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, Arabic 6 and 12, outer minute/ seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, outermost tachometer scale graduated to 1000 UPH. Yellow gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 13???, rhodium-plated, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, fausses cotes decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic compensation balance with eight adjustments, self-compensating steel Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 35 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

The reference 1463 was launched in 1940. The Extract from the Archives confirms that the present watch was made in 1943 and subsequently sold on 28th June 1945 making this watch one of the earlier examples of this reference which continued in production until 1965. The majority were made in yellow gold. The silvered dial, gold indexes, gold hands and tachometer oft he present watch are also confirmed by the Extract form the Archives. The reference 1463 is the only Patek Philippe vintage chronograph to have a water-resistant case and it has become one of the iconic watches of the company?s production. It is interesting that Patek Philippe launched this luxury model and continued to produce it right through the height of the Second World War illustrating that even during this very unstable period there was surprisingly still sufficient demand for expensive watches.