141,000 CHF
Ref. 130 “Sector Dial” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 862052, case No. 505207, Ref. 130. Made in 1938, sold on September 14, 1938. Very fine and very rare, stainless steel “Staybrite” gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer with a stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle and an original fitted box. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, polished and brushed, concave bezel and concave lugs. Two-tone silver with painted indexes and Arabic half-hour markers, minute and 5 minute tracks, outer 1/5th second graduation, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outermost tachometer scale. Blued steel “feuille” hour, minute and chronograph hands. Notes Ref. 130. Production of this reference started in 1934. It was made in stainless steel, yellow gold and pink gold; only three are known in white gold. It is one of the most desirable and sought-after sport watches ever created by the Patek Philippe firm. Sophisticated collectors appreciate this model’s perfect proportions, its large and clearly-read dial, encircled by a slender, concave bezel which gives the dial an even greater luminosity. It is very rare to find a chronograph with a single button. Reference 130 usually has one button at 2 o'clock and another at 4 o'clock. Only a very few examples were made with a single button on the crown. This reference was first used with Victorin Piguet ebauches, and later with Lemania ebauches. To date, one example is known
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-04-02
