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Patek Philippe. A stainless steel openface keyless lever watch
Lot 103

Patek Philippe. A stainless steel openface keyless lever watch

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 737, MOVEMENT NO. 881'501, CASE NO. 508'068, MANUFACTURED IN 1942

Closed11 May 2009

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Patek Philippe. A stainless steel openface keyless lever watch
Signed Patek Philippe, ref. 737, movement no. 881'501, case no. 508'068, manufactured in 1942
Cal. 17''' 210 nickel-finished jewelled lever movement stamped twice with the Geneva seal, bimetallic compensation balance, micrometer regulator, silvered dial, applied stainless steel dot and Arabic numerals, engine-turned subsidiary seconds, circular case, snap on back, case, dial and movement signed
45 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 1942 and its subsequent sale on 8 April 1943.

To the best of our knowledge, this watch has never been offered in public before and is furthermore the only example of a reference 737 in stainless steel to appear in public to date.

Reference 737 was introduced into the market around 1942 and was made in a very small series only.