17,250 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 861738, case No. 645198, Ref. 1491. Made in 1948. Fine, indirect center seconds, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by an 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle and the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, polished and brushed, scroll-lugs, lapidated bezel. Matte silver with applied yellowgold “baton” quarters and Arabic hours. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands. Rhodium-plated,"fausses côtes" decoration, 20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, early indirect center-seconds,monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometerregulator. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Notes Ref. 1491 Production of this reference started in 1940. As of 1943, this refer-ence was produced with center-seconds. This watch is published in "Collecting Patek Philippe Watches" by O. Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2004, pp. 116-117.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-05-15
