Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 16, 2005

LOT 344

?Yellow 2553? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 976939, case No. 691560, Ref. 2553. Made in 1956, sold on November 15, 1957. Fine and unusual, rectangular, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a Patek Philippe box and the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, lapidated sides and lugs in the shape of an ?H?. D. Brushed gilt with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, curved crystal. Yellow gold ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. 9'''- 90, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, tonneau, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 24 x 39 mm. Thickness 8 mm.