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Lot 137

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EARLY 18K GOLD RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, SWITZERLAND, MOVEMENT NO. 193249, CASE NO. 287698, MANUFACTURED IN 1920

Closed10 June 2009

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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EARLY 18K GOLD RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, SWITZERLAND, MOVEMENT NO. 193249, CASE NO. 287698, MANUFACTURED IN 1920
Cal. 10 nickel-finished lever movement, 18 jewels, bi-metallic compensation balance, wolf's tooth winding, cream dial, Arabic numerals, rectangular curved case, hinged back, case, dial and movement signed, 18k gold Patek Philippe buckle
26mm wide, 37mm diam.

Specialist note

With a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1920 and its subsequent sale on October 25th, 1923.

To the best of our knowledge the present watch has never before been offered in public.