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Patek Philippe. A fine, rare and unusual 18K gold openface keyless lever watch with sweep centre seconds and sector dial
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Patek Philippe. A fine, rare and unusual 18K gold openface keyless lever watch with sweep centre seconds and sector dial

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE., GENEVE, MOVEMENT NO. 819'560, CASE NO. 417'289, MANUFACTURED IN 1929

Closed15 November 2010

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CHF 7,500

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Patek Philippe. A fine, rare and unusual 18K gold openface keyless lever watch with sweep centre seconds and sector dial
Signed Patek Philippe & Cie., Geneve, movement no. 819'560, case no. 417'289, manufactured in 1929
Cal. 17''' gilt-finished jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, micrometer regulator, silvered sector dial, applied gold Arabic 3, 6, 9 and 12 numerals, outer black enamel baton numerals, railway minute divisions and railway five minute divisions, sweep centre seconds, circular case, case, dial and movement signed
45 mm. diam.

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With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvered dial and raised hour markers in gold in 1929 and its subsequent sale on 30 November 1934.

Fresh to the market, the appeal of this watch is enhanced by the highly attractive "sector" or "aviator" dial and the sweep centre seconds, a rare feature in early pocketwatches.