Live Auction 1391Important Watches, including A Gentleman's Pursuit for Excellence, Part I
Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare gilt brass rectangular solar-powered perpetual calendar desk clock with box
Lot 275

Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare gilt brass rectangular solar-powered perpetual calendar desk clock with box

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, MOVEMENT NO. 873'515, CASE NO. 1'128, REF. 503, MANUFACTURED IN 1964

Closed12 November 2012

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Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare gilt brass rectangular solar-powered perpetual calendar desk clock with box
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, movement no. 873'515, case no. 1'128, ref. 503, manufactured in 1964
Cal. 17 250 EQ gilt-finished lever movement, 29 jewels, Gyromax balance, free sprung regulator, the battery recharged by the solar panel, the silvered matte dial with eccentric black baton numerals, gilt hands, three windows indicating day, date and month, in rectangular case with solar panel to the top, hinged back engraved Herrn Gustav Schmitt, zur Erinnerung anden fünfzigsten Geburtstag, 22 November 1967, Heusser & Cie, Banquiers, case numbered, movement signed by maker, dial signed by maker
200 mm. wide, 140 mm. high

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With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1964 and its subsquent sale on 18 June 1965.

Furthermore delivered with the original fitted red presentation box.

To the best of our knowledge, the present desk clock is fresh to the market and less than 7 examples of a Patek Philippe photoelectric clock with perpetual calendar are known to have appeared in public to date.