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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD OPENFACE MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH HALF INSTANTANEOUS THIRTY MINUTE RECORDER, MOON PHASES AND RARE TINTED ENAMEL DIAL
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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD OPENFACE MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH HALF INSTANTANEOUS THIRTY MINUTE RECORDER, MOON PHASES AND RARE TINTED ENAMEL DIAL

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, MOVEMENT NO. 174'796, CASE NO. 404'038, MANUFACTURED IN 1917

Closed30 May 2012

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HKD 2,300,000

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD OPENFACE MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH HALF INSTANTANEOUS THIRTY MINUTE RECORDER, MOON PHASES AND RARE TINTED ENAMEL DIAL
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, MOVEMENT NO. 174'796, CASE NO. 404'038, MANUFACTURED IN 1917
Mechanical lever movement, 38 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, micrometer regulator, wolf's tooth winding, repeating on two gongs, gold cuvette, tinted enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer Arabic five minute divisions, four subsidiary dials for moon phases and lunar calendar, day, month and date combined with constant seconds, heavy circular case, hidden hinges, repeating slide in the band, split seconds chronograph mechanism operated through the crown and through a button in the band, locked by a sliding lever in the band, case, cuvette, dial and movement signed and numbered
54 mm. diam.

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US$150,000-250,000

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with enamel dial and roman figures in 1917 and its subsequent sale on 5 December 1919. Furthermore delivered with a fitted presentation box.

Fresh to the market, this "triple complication" represents the state-of-the-art in watch manufacturing from the heyday of complicated and ultra-complicated timepieces. Uniting the three main complications established at that time, being the perpetual calendar for the astronomical functions, the split second chronograph for timing purposes and the distinct minute repeating for the acoustic pleasure, it is furthermore enhanced by the highly appealing ivory-coloured enamel dial, beautifully rounding up the overall appeal of this ultra-rare and important timepiece.