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Patek Philippe. A lady's fine and rare stainless steel rectangular wristwatch
Lot 172

Patek Philippe. A lady's fine and rare stainless steel rectangular wristwatch

SIGNED PATEK, PHILIPPE & CO., GENÈVE, REF. 1270, MOVEMENT NO. 841'752, CASE NO. 508'132, MANUFACTURED IN 1942

Closed16 May 2011

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Patek Philippe. A lady's fine and rare stainless steel rectangular wristwatch
Signed Patek, Philippe & Co., Genève, ref. 1270, movement no. 841'752, case no. 508'132, manufactured in 1942
Cal. 8'''80 rectangular nickel-finished lever movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 18 jewels, silvered dial, enamel baton and Arabic numerals, rectangular case, enlarged raised ends, central curved hooded lugs, snap on back, stainless steel clasp, case, dial and movement signed
11 mm. wide & 33 mm. overall length

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvered dial, enamel hour markers and leather strap in 1942 and its subsequent sale on 10 December 1942.

To the best of our knowledge, this watch has never been offered at auction before and is furthermore believed to be the first example of a reference 1270 to appear in public to date.

Reference 1270 was in production in the early 1940s and was made in a very small series only.