25,200 CHF
Steel Ref. 565 - Breguet Numerals Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, "Calatrava", movement No. 924829, case No. 630357. Made in 1944, sold on July 19th, 1944. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with a stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, polished and brushed, dust protecting cap, flat bezel, concave lugs, screwed down case-back. Matte silver with applied white gold Breguet numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. White gold feuille hands. Cal. 12’’’120, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Notes Ref. 565 Production of this reference started in 1938 with caliber 12'''120, which was superseded in 1942 by the center seconds caliber 12SC. Patek Philippe reintroduced the model in 2006 under the Ref. 5565 in stainless steel, limited to 300 examples, in honor of the re-opening of the Patek Philippe boutique on Quai Général Guisan in December 2006.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-05-10
