Lot 220
Patek Philippe. An attractive 18K gold openface keyless lever dress watch with two-tone silvered dial
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE., GENÈVE, RETAILED BY CASA WELSCH, LIMA, REF. 706/1, MOVEMENT NO. 870'768, CASE NO. 624'729 , MANUFACTURED IN 1941
Closed10 May 2010
Price Realised
CHF 3,500
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Specialist note
With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1941 and its subsequent sale on 29 September 1941.
Production of reference 706 was launched in the 1940s, the model remained in production until sometimes in the 1950s. Although available in both yellow and pink gold, the yellow gold version is much rarer. According to research, only six examples of reference 706 in the latter case material have appeared in public to date. The particularity of the present watch is further enhanced by the unusual retailer's signature, Casa Welsch in Lima, Peru.
Production of reference 706 was launched in the 1940s, the model remained in production until sometimes in the 1950s. Although available in both yellow and pink gold, the yellow gold version is much rarer. According to research, only six examples of reference 706 in the latter case material have appeared in public to date. The particularity of the present watch is further enhanced by the unusual retailer's signature, Casa Welsch in Lima, Peru.