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Geneva, Nov 11, 2007
LOT 295
Pink Gold Ref. 1579 Patek Philippe, Geneve, No. 868959, case No. 699406, Ref. 1579. Made in 1959, sold on July 13th, 1960. Extremely fine and rare, oversized 18K pink gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by fitted box, the original certificate and the Extract from the Archives.
CHF 200,000 - 250,000
EUR 120,000 - 150,000 / USD 170,000 - 210,000
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, faceted teardrop lugs. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals and pyramidal indexes, outer minute and 1/5th second track, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outermost tachometer scale. Pink gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 13'''-130, rhodium-plated, fausses c?tes decoration, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 8 adjustments, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 11 mm.
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Grade: |
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Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Notes
Ref. 1579
Production of this reference began in 1943. This reference was produced in Staybrite (very rare), in steel with pink gold lugs, bezel, and crown (extremely rare), in yellow gold (standard production), and in pink and in white gold (extremely rare). Only three examples are known to have been made in platinum.