Patek Philippe. A lady's unusual 18K gold wristwatch with extended lugs
Lot 176

Patek Philippe. A lady's unusual 18K gold wristwatch with extended lugs

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, GOLDEN ELLIPSE MODEL, REF. 4830, MOVEMENT NO. 1'620'159, CASE NO. 2'948'389, MANUFACTURED IN 1993

Closed15 November 2010

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CHF 5,625

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Patek Philippe. A lady's unusual 18K gold wristwatch with extended lugs
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Golden Ellipse model, ref. 4830, movement no. 1'620'159, case no. 2'948'389, manufactured in 1993
Cal. E15 quartz movement, six jewels, porcelain white dial, black Roman numerals, oval case, extended intertwined lugs, back secured by four screws and engraved JK 1994, 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
23 mm. wide

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin and copy of retailer Grauwiler Basel purchase invoice, both dated 27 April 1994. Furthermore delivered with the Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with porcelain white dial and twelve black Roman numerals in 1993 and its subsequent sale on 22 April 1994.

To the best of our knowledge, this watch has never been offered at auction before and is believed to be the only eighth example of a reference 4830 in yellow gold to appear in public.

Reference 4830 was launched in 1993 and remained in production until 2003.