8,400 CHF
Presentation Au Lieutenant de Vaisseau Derrien Commandant Le Sous-Marin “Le Glorieux” 1933 Patek Philippe & Cie. , Geneva, Switzerland, No. 818408, case No. 414736. Made in 1933. Very fine, thin, keyless, 18K yellow gold and enamel dress watch with presentation inscription of naval interest and an 18K gold fancy-link long chain. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Certificate of Origin and the Extract from the Archives. Four-body, "demi-bassine", polished, the back cover with blue champleve enamel monogram “E. Notes Le Glorieux was a French submarine that took part in World War II combat and was awarded the Medal of Resistance with rosette in recognition of its contribution to the war effort on November 20, 1946. Edmond Louis Hyacinthe Derrien (1882-1946) Lieutenant de Vaisseau, Derrien was commander of French submarine Le Glorieux in the 1930s. In 1942, Admiral Derrien was in command of French naval forces in Bizerte, Tunisia, when the Germans invaded.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-05-10
