8,750 CHF
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3589 ELLIPSE WHITE GOLD “PARTNERS NOT WAGE-WORKERS – COL. KADHAFI” Patek Philippe, Genève, Ellipse, No. 1288179, case No. 529387, Ref. 3589/1. Made circa 1978 to commemorate the speech delivered by Colonel Kadhafi at the International Workers Day celebrations in Libya. Very fine, oval, self-winding, 18K white gold wristwatch with an integral 18K white gold Patek Philippe woven bracelet. C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, sapphire crystal, snap-on case back. D. Pale green inscribed with the quote “Partners Not Wage-Workers, Col. Kadhafi”. White gold baton hands. M. Cal. 28-255, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. DIM. 35.5 x 33 mm. THICKNESS 5.5 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm. Notes The text on the dial of the present watch is a quote from Colonel Kadhafi’s speech at the 1978 International Workers Day celebrations in Libya “We celebrate today the first of May, the international workers day; but the real workers’ day is the one on which all workers of the world are liberated from slavery and when they become partners instead of wage workers..”. The light green color of the dial is taken from the color of Colonel Kadhafi’s infamous “Green Book”, first publishe
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-05-12
