Lot 42
Patek Philippe. An unusual and attractive 18K gold openface keyless lever dress watch with two-tone silvered dial
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE., GENÈVE, RETAILED BY BAUER & CIA., REF. 605, MOVEMENT NO. 880'361, CASE NO. 418'114, MANUFACTURED IN 1938
Closed16 November 2009
Price Realised
CHF 3,000
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Specialist note
With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvered dial and applied hour markers in 1938 and its subsequent sale on 27 February 1939.
To the best of our knowledge, this watch is one of only two examples of reference 605-3 in yellow gold to appear in public to date.
Reference 605 was in production from the mid 1930s until the mid 1950s and is more commonly associated with the celebrated World Time watch, reference 605 HU. Mainly fitted with calibre 17'''140 or 17'''145, versions with calibre 17''', such as the present watch, were assigned reference 605-3.
To the best of our knowledge, this watch is one of only two examples of reference 605-3 in yellow gold to appear in public to date.
Reference 605 was in production from the mid 1930s until the mid 1950s and is more commonly associated with the celebrated World Time watch, reference 605 HU. Mainly fitted with calibre 17'''140 or 17'''145, versions with calibre 17''', such as the present watch, were assigned reference 605-3.