297,750 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868899, case No. 698848, Ref. 1463, made in 1956, sold on May 20, 1958. Very fine and very rare, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentle-man's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and tachometer, leather strap and 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three body, massive, polished and brushed, screwed case back, dust protecting cap. Matte silver with applied bâton pink gold indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliaryseconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. Pink gold "feuille"hands. Notes Ref. 1463 Production of this reference started in 1940. A similar watch is published in “Patek Philippe Genève, Wristwatches”, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, Patek Philippe S.A., p. 267. A similar watch is published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. II, pp. 204 to 210.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-05-15
