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Patek Philippe. An attractive 18K gold openface keyless lever watch
Lot 287

Patek Philippe. An attractive 18K gold openface keyless lever watch

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 770, MOVEMENT NO. 892'169, CASE NO. 686'992, MANUFACTURED IN 1954

Closed15 November 2010

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Patek Philippe. An attractive 18K gold openface keyless lever watch
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 770, movement no. 892'169, case no. 686'992, manufactured in 1954
Cal. 17'''140 nickel-finished lever movement stamped twice with the Geneva seal, 18 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, silvered matte dial, applied gold dagger and Arabic numerals, gilt chapter ring, subsidiary seconds, outer beady minute divisions, circular satined case, enlarged band, polished raised bezel, polished snap on back, case, dial and movement signed
47 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming manufacture of the present watch in 1954 and its subsequent sale on 18 October 1955.

To the best of our knowledge, this watch is one of only seven examples of a reference 770 in yellow gold to appear in public to date.

Reference 770 was in production from 1956 until the early 1970s and made in all precious materials.