172,500 HKD
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 838294,case No. 641463, Ref. 1593, circa 1943.Very fine, rectangular “bombé”, concave, 18K pink gold gentleman’s wristwatch with 18K pink gold bracelet à petites mailles. two-body, flared, solid, polished and brushed, concave sides, pillar shaped lugs, two facet crystal. pink with applied pink gold triangular indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. “Bâton” pink gold hands. Cal. 9’’’-90, tonneau, rhodium plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 25 x 41 mm. Notes Ref. 1593Production of this reference started in 1944.It was also made in very few examples with polychrome cloisonné enamel dials.Similar watches are published in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, pp. 129 and 141.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-06-05
