87,100 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Réversible, No. 860396, case No. 609431, circa 1936.Extremely fine and rare, rectangular, 18K white gold lady's wristwatch. three body, massive, polished, reeded bezel. matte silver with painted indexes. "Lozenge" blued steel hands. Notes To the best of our knowledge, very few Réversible Patek Philippe writswatches were made in the 1930's.Only three examples of the gentleman's model, made in 1933, are known to exist:- No. 822399, case No. 609482, in 18K yellow and white gold,it was given as a gift by Charles and Jean Stern to an employee in commemoration of his 20 years of service, published in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 111.- No. 823422, case No. 609483, in 18K yellow and white gold, retailed by Gübelin, Lucerne, sold by Antiquorum in Geneva, April 23, 1995, lot 619, for SFr. 110,000.- No. 823431, in 18K yellow and white gold, sold by Antiquorum in Geneva, March 24, 1985, lot 134.Only two examples of the lady's model, made in 1936,are known to exist:- No. 826097, published in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 116.- No. 860396, case No. 609431, in 18K white gold, now offered for sale.Poinçons de GenèveThe 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, punch-marks designed as the coat-of-arms
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-11-14
