Important Watches & Jewelry
New York, Dec 08, 2016
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 788/4 RICOCHET DRESS WATCH YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, "Ricochet," Ref. 788/4. Made in the 1960s. Very fine and rare, asymmetric, keyless, 18K yellow gold dress watch with hammered pattern designed by Gilbert Albert with an 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe 30 cm.chain.
Two-body, solid, with hammered pattern, snap on case back. Hammered-pattern champagne, repeating the case decoration with painted black baton indexes. Black baton hands. Cal. 23-300 PM, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 18 jewels, straight- line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.