Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Nov 12, 2006

LOT 60

World Premiere, Ref. 1579, ?Stainless Steel? Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, No. 863277, case No. 635152, Ref. 1579. Made in 1943, sold on October 31st, 1946. Extremely rare, important, and probably unique, oversized stainless steel, gentleman?s wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and a stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

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C. Three-body, solid, polished, sloped bezel, faceted teardrop lugs. D. Matte silver with applied steel Arabic numerals and painted indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, minute/seconds and 1/5th second tracks, outer tachometer graduation. Blued steel "feuille" hands. M. 13''', rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of a European Gentleman


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Case: 3-9

Good

Scratched
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 3-6-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Notes

This is the very first time we have ever seen this reference in stainless steel; indeed a world premiere Ref. 1579 Production of this reference began in 1943. This reference was produced : - in platinum (only three examples known, one sold by Antiquorum lot 119, October 2004) - yellow gold (quite rare) - pink gold (very rare) - Staybrite and gold (gold bezel, lugs, and crown, only two pieces known) - stainless steel (only one known, the present watch)