PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 1579R
Lot 2407

PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 1579R

FINE AND RARE MANUALLY-WOUND PINK GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH MOVEMENT NO. 868266, CASE NO. 668592, MANUFACTURED IN 1952

Closed30 May 2011

Price Realised

HKD 740,000

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PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 1579R
FINE AND RARE MANUALLY-WOUND PINK GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH
MOVEMENT NO. 868266, CASE NO. 668592, MANUFACTURED IN 1952
Calibre 13''', 23 jewels, silvered dial with applied pink gold square-shaped and Arabic numerals, pink gold feuille hands, outer tachymetre scale, two subdials for constant seconds and 30- minute register, 18k pink gold case with downturned "spider" lugs, snap on back, 18k pink gold PP buckle, case, dial and movement signed
Diameter: 36 mm.

Specialist note

US$70,000-100,000

With presentation case and Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming dates of manufacture and sale.

The chronograph wristwatch offered here for sale is an appealing example of Patek Philippe's celebrated reference 1579. The unusual lugs, also called spider lugs because of their resemblance to a spider's legs, make it easily distinguishable from other Patek Philippe chronograph wristwatches of the era. The combination of condition and case material render this present example an interesting addition to the collection of exceptional chronograph wristwatches made by Patek Philippe.