94,300 CHF
“Pink on Pink” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 867621, case No. 656136, Ref. 130, completed in 1949, sold on December 15, 1949 by Freccero. 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, Certificat d’Origine, and the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. Pink with applied pink gold Arabicnumerals and baton indexes, auxiliary second- and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation,concentric 1/5th second scale. Pink gold "Feuille" hands. Cal. 13-130, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes"decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, self-compensatingBreguet balance spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm. Notes A similar watch is published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. II, pp. 49 to 59. Ref. 130 Production of this reference started in 1934, being made in stain-less steel, Staybrite, yellow gold, pink gold, stainless steel and gold, and only three in white gold. It is one of the most desirable and sought-after sport watches ever created by the Patek Philippe firm. Sophisticated collectors appreciate this model's perfect propor-tions, its large and clearly-read dial, encircled by a slender, concave bezel which gives the dia
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-05-15
