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Patek Philippe. A stainless steel openface keyless lever watch with two-tone silvered dial
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Patek Philippe. A stainless steel openface keyless lever watch with two-tone silvered dial

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 688, MOVEMENT NO. 881'243, CASE NO. 618'883, MANUFACTURED IN 1941

Closed11 May 2009

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Patek Philippe. A stainless steel openface keyless lever watch with two-tone silvered dial
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 688, movement no. 881'243, case no. 618'883, manufactured in 1941
Cal. 17''' nickel-finished jewelled lever movement stamped twice with the Geneva seal, bimetallic compensation balance, micrometer regulator, two-tone silvered dial, applied stainless steel baton and Arabic numerals, outer railway minute divisions, engine-turned subsidiary seconds, circular case, snap on back, case, dial and movement signed
46 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvered dial and raised steel hour markers in 1941 and its subsequent sale on 8 June 1942.

To the best of our knowledge, this watch has never been offered in public before and is furthermore the only example of a reference 688 to appear in public to date.

Reference 688 was introduced into the market around 1937. The model was made in a very small series only and was until today only known from archival images.