Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 16, 2005
LOT 192
?Pink Ref. 1579? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, retailed by Freccero, No. 867498, case No. 654213, Ref. 1579. Produced in 1948, sold on December 15, 1949. Very fine and rare, oversized, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and pulsometer and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.
CHF 40,000 - 50,000
EUR 25,000 - 32,000 / USD 32,000 - 40,000
Sold: CHF 101,200
C. Three-body, solid, polished, sloped bezel, faceted teardrop lugs. D. Bronze with applied pink gold Arabic numerals at 6 and 12, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer pulsometer graduation for 15 pulsations. Pink gold "feuille" hands. M. 13''', rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Height 12 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3-8* |
Good Slightly scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-29-01 |
Good Lacking elements HANDS Original |