Important Collector's Watches, Pocket...
Geneva, Nov 11, 2007
LOT 283
Ref. 130 Pink Gold Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 867437, case No. 653399, Ref. 130. Made in 1948, sold on August 3rd, 1949. Very fine and rare, 18K pink gold wristwatch with square-button chronograph, register, tachometer and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives and a Patek Philippe overhaul receipt guaranteed until 17-9-2008.
CHF 65,000 - 85,000
EUR 40,000 - 50,000 / USD 55,000 - 70,000
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, downturned concave lugs. D. Brushed champagne with applied pink gold baton indexes and Arabic 6 and 12, outer black minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions, outermost tachometer graduation, subsidiary dials for the constant seconds and the 30-minute registers. Pink gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to eight positions, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-20-01 |
As new Period original HANDS Original |
Notes
Ref. 130
Production of this reference started in 1934. It was made in stainless steel, yellow gold and pink gold; only three examples 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 lends an even greater luminosity.to the dial.
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 made 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. Similar watches are published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2005, vol. II, pp. 49-59.