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Patek Philippe. A lady's very fine, rare and attractive platinum and diamond-set rectangular curved Art Deco wristwatch with Gay Frères bracelet
Lot 136 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

Patek Philippe. A lady's very fine, rare and attractive platinum and diamond-set rectangular curved Art Deco wristwatch with Gay Frères bracelet

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENÈVE, MOVEMENT NO. 811'818, CASE NO. 604'194, MANUFACTURED IN 1925

Closed15 November 2010

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Patek Philippe. A lady's very fine, rare and attractive platinum and diamond-set rectangular curved Art Deco wristwatch with Gay Frères bracelet
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, movement no. 811'818, case no. 604'194, manufactured in 1925
Cal. 8''' baguette-shaped nickel-finished lever movement, 18 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, silvered dial, black hard enamel Arabic numerals, outer railway minute divisions, rectangular case, diamond-set enlarged and pierced curved ends decorated with a geometric pattern, finely engraved scroll and foliage decorated sides and crown, hidden lugs, snap on back, 18K white gold adjustable mesh bracelet, the 18K white gold and diamond-set clasp stamped GF for Gay Frères, case, dial and movement signed
13 mm. wide & 41.5 mm. overall length

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvered dial, dauphine hour markers and 40 diamonds of approx. 0.72 carats in 1925 and its subsequent sale on 26 September 1927. According to the Archives of Patek Philippe, it was sold with a ribbon bracelet, the present white gold mesh bracelet can however be dated from the same period and was most likely been added shortly after the sale upon request of the original owner. It was made by the renowned Gay Frères, renowned for their high quality wristwatch bracelets, supplied notably to Patek Philippe.

Consigned by a private collector and never offered in public before, this watch exemplifies the elegant yet modernist Art Deco design. It is furthermore preserved in very good, original overall condition.