81,600 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 763479,case No. 695979, Ref. 2526, made in 1956, delivered to Tiffany & Co., New York, on March 21, 1957.Very fine, rare, and unusual, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with 18K yellow gold integrated bracelet à maille épis. Accompanied by red leather fitted box. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed case back. matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes and the device: DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU, auxiliary seconds dial. “Dauphine” yellow gold hands. Cal. 12’’’-600 AT, stamped with the Poinçons de Genève, rhodium plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 30 jewels, lever escapement, Giromax balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.Bracelet measuring approx. 195 mm.Accompanied by Extract from the Archives. Notes Poinçons de GenèveThe voluntary quality control of watches at the Geneva Observatory, was established by a law dated November 6, 1886. Conditions were laid down for the attribution and stamping of the Poinçons de Genève, punch-marks designed as the coat-of-arms of Geneva. Pocket watches, or wristwatches which carry the Poinçons de Genève, considered as an equivalent to a Bulletin Officiel de Marche, punched on a bridge and on the main plate of the movement, were qualified to be officially termed “chronometers”.Ref. 2526First launched by Pa
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-04-02
