237,250 CHF
“Stainless Steel Ref. 1463 - Breguet numerals” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 867701, case No. 653525, Ref. 1463. Production of this reference started in 1940. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, tachometer, and Breguet numerals. Two-body, polished, screwed-down case back, dust-protecting cap. Matte silver with applied steel Breguet numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. Steel "feuille" steel hands. Notes A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, page 267. Ref. 1463 Production of this Ref. started in 1940. Only a few examples were made in stainless steel. In addition, this watch’s Breguet numerals make it extremely desirable for collectors. The first models of the Ref. 1463, made in the 1940s, had bezels which continued to the band. This changed in the early 1950s to a stepped bezel, as in the present watch. A similar watch is published in “Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p; 267. Poinçons de Genève The 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, punchmarks designed as the coat-of-arms of Ge-neva. Pocket watches, or wristwatches which carry the Poin-çons de Genève, considered as an equiva
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-10-16
