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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K PINK GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH TACHOMETER SCALE
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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K PINK GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH TACHOMETER SCALE

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENEVE, MOVEMENT NO. 862391, CASE NO. 621271, REF. 533, MANUFACTURED IN 1939

Closed15 June 2011

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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K PINK GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH TACHOMETER SCALE
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENEVE, MOVEMENT NO. 862391, CASE NO. 621271, REF. 533, MANUFACTURED IN 1939
Cal. 13 nickel-finished lever movement, 23 jewels, bi-metallic compensation balance, micrometer regulator, silvered matte dial, applied Breguet numerals, two subsidiary dials for 30 minute register and constant seconds, outer calibrated tachometer scale, circular case, two rectangular chronograph buttons in the band, inscribed snap on back, case, dial and movement signed, 18k pink gold Patek Philippe buckle
33mm diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with tachometer scale in 1939 and its subsequent sale on August 15, 1940.

To the best of our knowledge, this watch has never before been offered in public.

Patek Philippe produced the reference 533 from 1937 until approximately 1957. It is distinguished by the elegant look of its Calatrava case with the typical flat bezel.

Reference 533 is illustrated in Patek Philippe by M. Huber and A. Banberry, 1998, plate 407, p. 264.