204,250 CHF
“Oversized Yellow Gold Ref. 530” Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, No. 862618, case No. 507448, Ref. 530. Made in 1941, sold on September 3rd,1941. Very fine and rare, oversized, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer and 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. Matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute - register dials, outer tachometer graduation, concentric, 1/5th second scale and Arabic five second numerals. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. Notes A similar watch is published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2004, vol. II, p. 76, as well as in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 262. Ref. 530 Production of this reference began in 1938 and lasted approximately 15 years. Due to the size of the watch, which was not fashionable at the time, production was limited to only a few examples, in yellow gold, pink gold, and stainless steel. Produced in a very few examples, this model is among the most admired and sought-after by collectors.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
