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PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE 18K PINK GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH CENTER SECONDS AND BREGUET NUMERALS
Lot 139

PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE 18K PINK GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH CENTER SECONDS AND BREGUET NUMERALS

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENEVE, MOVEMENT NO. 864143, CASE NO. 297197, REF. 96, MANUFACTURED IN 1940

Closed24 April 2008

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USD 10,000

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE 18K PINK GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH CENTER SECONDS AND BREGUET NUMERALS
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Geneve, Movement No. 864143, Case No. 297197, Ref. 96, manufactured in 1940
Cal. 12-120 SC nickel-finished lever movement stamped twice with the seal of Geneva, wolf's tooth winding, 20 jewels, bi-metallic compensation balance, precision regulator, 8 adjustments, silvered matte dial with applied gold Breguet numerals, circular case, case, dial and movement signed
30mm diam.

Specialist note

Accompanied by an Extract from the Patek Philippe Archives confirming the date of manufacture as 1940 and its subsequent sale on April 5th, 1942. The extract further confirms that the watch left the factory with the applied gold Breguet numerals.

According to our research the present watch is one of only 20 examples of the reference 96 in pink gold and one of only three with Breguet numerals known to the market.