Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K pink gold wristwatch
Lot 102

Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K pink gold wristwatch

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 565, MOVEMENT NO. 964'868, CASE NO. 655'141, MANUFACTURED IN 1949

Closed15 November 2010

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CHF 15,000

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K pink gold wristwatch
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, ref. 565, movement no. 964'868, case no. 655'141, manufactured in 1949
Cal. 12'''120 nickel-finished lever movement, 18 jewels, micrometer regulator, metal dust cap, silvered matte dial, applied pink gold baton and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, circular water-resistant-type case, screw back, 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
35 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with raised gold hour markers in 1949 and its subsequent sale on 21 February 1950.

To the best of our knowledge, this watch has never been offered at public auction before.

Reference 565 was introduced in 1938 and was available with sweep centre or subsidiary seconds, such as the present watch. The timelessly modern design of reference 565 served as inspiration for the creation of the 2006 stainless steel inaugural reference 5565.