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Lot 41

Patek Philippe. A fine and unusual 18K gold openface keyless lever dress watch with two-tone silvered sector-style dial

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE., GENÈVE, RETAILED BY EBERHARD, MILAN, MOVEMENT NO. 807'290, CASE NO. 289'231, MANUFACTURED IN 1923

Closed16 November 2009

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CHF 3,000

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Patek Philippe. A fine and unusual 18K gold openface keyless lever dress watch with two-tone silvered sector-style dial
Signed Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, retailed by Eberhard, Milan, movement no. 807'290, case no. 289'231, manufactured in 1923
Cal. 18''' gilt-finished jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, wolf's tooth winding, two-tone silvered sector-style dial, black hard enamel and gold baton numerals on polished chapter ring, outer railway five minute divisions, subsidiary seconds, plain circular case, hinged back, case and movement signed by maker, dial signed by maker and retailer
46 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1923 and its subsequent sale on 28 November 1924. Originally sold with gilded dial with Breguet numerals, the actual sector-style dial was most certainly added shortly after the sale, possibly by Eberhard & Co., Patek Philippe's renowned retailer in Milan.