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Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold openface perpetual calendar keyless lever watch with moon phases
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Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold openface perpetual calendar keyless lever watch with moon phases

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 725/2, MOVEMENT NO. 931'099, CASE NO. 697'636, MANUFACTURED IN 1951

Closed15 November 2010

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Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold openface perpetual calendar keyless lever watch with moon phases
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, ref. 725/2, movement no. 931'099, case no. 697'636, manufactured in 1951
Cal. 17'''170 nickel-finished lever movement, 18 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, swan neck regulator, silvered matte dial, applied gold baton numerals, triple month, date and day window, engine-turned subsidiary dial for moon phases and constant seconds, circular plain case, snap on back, case, dial and movement signed
46 mm. diam.

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With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1951 and its subsequent sale on 4 December 1957. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe contemporary brown presentation box.

Reference 725 and the nearly identical reference 725/2 were in production from 1940 until around 1964. Until to date, less than 20 examples of this model are known to have survived.