Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 10, 2013

LOT 360

PATEK PHILIPPE REF 1579 YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No.868972, case No.699383, Ref. 1579. Made in the 1950's. Very fine and very rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold buckle. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin.

CHF 24,000 - 34,000

HKD 200,000 - 285,000 / USD 26,000 - 36,000

Sold: CHF 45,000

Three-body, solid, polished curved spider lugs, inclined bezel. Matte silver with applied yellow gold square indexes and Arabic 12 and 6 numerals, outer minute and 1/5th second track with 5-minute/seconds Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outermost tachometer scale. Yellow gold feuille hands. Cal. 13''', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance , self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed.

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Grading System
Grade:
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 3

Good

Dial: 2-10-01

Very good

Patinated

HANDS Original

Notes

DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 12 mm.