16,100 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, "Amagnetic", No. 728975, case No. 2613875, Ref. 2570-1. Production of this reference started in1958.Very fine and rare water-resistant 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch. two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, curved lugs, anti-magnetic protecting cap. matte silver with applied pink gold indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. "Bâton" pink gold hands. Notes Ref. 2570 and 2570/1Production started in 1958, first with the caliber 12'''-400, and from 1960, with the caliber 27-400. These calibers are equipped with a bronze-beryllium lever escapement, and are fully protected by a soft iron cap.They are impervious to magnetic fields up to 450 oersteds (unit of measurement of the intensity of a magnetic field). A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Genève, Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery,1998 Edition, pp. 192 and 194.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-10-13
