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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD OPENFACE KEYLESS LEVER DRESS WATCH WITH THREE-TONE DIAL
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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD OPENFACE KEYLESS LEVER DRESS WATCH WITH THREE-TONE DIAL

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE., GENEVE, RETAILED BY WALSER WALD, REF. 645, MOVEMENT NO. 880'157, CASE NO. 505'098, MANUFACTURED IN 1937

Closed16 May 2011

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD OPENFACE KEYLESS LEVER DRESS WATCH WITH THREE-TONE DIAL
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE., GENEVE, RETAILED BY WALSER WALD, REF. 645, MOVEMENT NO. 880'157, CASE NO. 505'098, MANUFACTURED IN 1937
Cal. 17''' nickel-finished lever movement, 18 jewels, bimetallic balance, swan neck regulator, three-tone silvered dial, applied gold Arabic numerals, outer railway minute divisions on mirrored chapter ring, subsidiary seconds, circular case, stepped bezel, fluted pendant, ball-shaped crown, snap on back, case, dial and movement signed
45.5 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvered dial and raised gold hour markers in 1937 and its subsequent sale on 31 May 1938.

Launched in 1937, year of manufacture of this watch, reference 645 was in production during a very short period of time.

The present watch is believed to be the only second example of this reference to appear in public, the rarity enhanced by the retailer's signature Walser Wald.