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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 413

Yellow Gold ?Ref. 130? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 862043, case No. 4213620, Ref. 130. Made circa 1941. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 50,000 - 70,000

EUR 35,000 - 45,000 / USD 40,000 - 55,000

Sold: CHF 51,920

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation, concentric, 1/5th second scale and inner minute track. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 13-130, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, and straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to 8 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 12 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3-32

Good

Slightly restored
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 3-26-01

Good

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Notes

This watch was fully restored by Patek Philippe, who restored the dial and replaced the case back, which had been damaged. Ref. 130 Production of this reference started in 1934. It was made in stainless steel, yellow gold and pink gold; only three are known in white gold. It is one of the most desirable and sought-after sport watches ever created by the Patek Philippe firm. Sophisticated collectors appreciate this model?s perfect proportions, its large and clearly-readable dial, encircled by a slender, concave bezel which gives the dial an even greater luminosity. Reference 130 usually has one button at 2 o'clock and another at 4 o'clock. Only a very few examples were made with a single button on the crown. This reference was first used with Victorin Piguet ebauches, and later with Lemania ebauches. To date, one example is known of a single button chronograph with Ref. 130, that features an experimental 12??? movement. A similar watch is published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2004, vol. II, p. 49 to 59.