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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 412

?Oversized Yellow Gold Ref. 530? Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, No. 862618, case No. 507448, Ref. 530. Made in 1941, sold on September 3rd,1941. Very fine and rare, oversized, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer and 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 180,000 - 220,000

EUR 115,000 - 140,000 / USD 145,000 - 180,000

Sold: CHF 204,250

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute - register dials, outer tachometer graduation, concentric, 1/5th second scale and Arabic five second numerals. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. M. 13''', stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic 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:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

A similar watch is published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2004, vol. II, p. 76, as well as in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 262. Ref. 530 Production of this reference began in 1938 and lasted approximately 15 years. Due to the size of the watch, which was not fashionable at the time, production was limited to only a few examples, in yellow gold, pink gold, and stainless steel. Produced in a very few examples, this model is among the most admired and sought-after by collectors.