1,433,500 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 860183, case No. 4178996, Ref. 96. Made in 1937, sold on December 16, 1937. Unique and exceptional, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with retrograde perpetual calendar and moon phases, with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle, the first wristwatch with retrograde perpetual calendar ever created. Accompanied by the Extract of the Archives. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs matte silver with applied yellow gold Roman numerals and painted indexes, inner retrograde graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases, auxiliary seconds dial. Yellow gold hands and "Feuille" blued steel hands for the retrograde calendar. Notes This watch is highly important in the history of complicated wristwatches. It is the only Patek Philippe wristwatch known to be made with a retrograde perpetual calendar before the recent reintroduction on the market of such mechanisms. It is also one of the first Patek Philippe wristwatches fitted with a perpetual calendar. Patek Philippe produced their first wristwatch with perpetual calendar in 1925; it had three auxiliary dials, with a classic display and was adapted from a lady's pendant watch dating from the year 1898 and was sold on October 13, 1927. The present watch is of capital importance due to its perpetual retrograde feature. The retrograde system offers a larger circumference for the indications a
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-10-19
