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Patek Philippe. A rare and attractive 18K gold openface keyless lever watch with black dial

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE., GENÈVE, RETAILED BY WALSER WALD, REF. 677, MOVEMENT NO. 880'694, CASE NO. 617'649, MANUFACTURED IN 1939

Closed10 May 2010

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CHF 4,750

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Patek Philippe. A rare and attractive 18K gold openface keyless lever watch with black dial
Signed Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, retailed by Walser Wald, ref. 677, movement no. 880'694, case no. 617'649, manufactured in 1939
Cal. 17''' nickel-finished lever movement stamped twice with the Geneva seal, 18 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, black dial, applied gold baton and Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, circular case, stepped bezel, snap on 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 with black dial and raised yellow gold hour markers in 1939 and its subsequent sale on 25 August 1939.

Reference 677 was in production during a short period in the second half of the 1930s. To date, it is exclusively known to exist in yellow gold. The present watch is one of the four examples of reference 677 to have appeared in public and furthermore the only one with black dial and retailer's signature Walser Wald.