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Patek Philippe. An 18K pink gold openface keyless lever dress watch with pink dial
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Patek Philippe. An 18K pink gold openface keyless lever dress watch with pink dial

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE., GENEVE, RETAILED BY OSCAR MACHADO, REF. 715, MOVEMENT NO. 890'384, CASE NO. 418'863, MANUFACTURED IN 1941

Closed14 November 2011

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Patek Philippe. An 18K pink gold openface keyless lever dress watch with pink dial
Signed Patek Philippe & Cie., Geneve, retailed by Oscar Machado, ref. 715, movement no. 890'384, case no. 418'863, manufactured in 1941
Cal. 17''' nickel-finished lever movement stamped twice with the Geneva seal, 18 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, pink dial, applied pink gold baton and Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, plain circular case, snap on back, case and movement signed by maker, dial signed by maker and retailer
47 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming manufacture of the present watch with rose dial and raised gold hour markers in 1941 and its subsequent sale on 19 March 1942.

Reference 715 was in production from the early 1940s until the 1970s and available in yellow or pink gold. The present watch is believed to be one of only six examples of this reference in pink gold with pink dial to appear in public to date and moreover the only one bearing the retailer signature Oscar Machado.