$112,500
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 869072, case No. 2615205, Ref.1463. Made in 1962, sold on May, 18,1962.Extremely fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman'swristwatch with round button chronograph, register, tachometer and an18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box andan Extract from the Archives. two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, concave lugs, dust-protectingcap. matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, auxiliaryseconds- and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation, concentric, 1/5thsecond graduation. Yellow gold "Bâton" hands. Cal. 13-130 stamped with the GenevaQuality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line leverescapement, mono–metallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, self-compensating Breguetbalance-spring, "Swan-neck" micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35mm. Notes A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, page 267.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-12-02