Live Auction 1391Important Watches, including A Gentleman's Pursuit for Excellence, Part I
Patek Philippe. A rare and unusual stainless steel and 18K pink gold wristwatch and hooded lugs
Lot 202

Patek Philippe. A rare and unusual stainless steel and 18K pink gold wristwatch and hooded lugs

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 544, MOVEMENT NO. 920'071, CASE NO. 506'870, MANUFACTURED IN 1940

Closed12 November 2012

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CHF 16,250

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Patek Philippe. A rare and unusual stainless steel and 18K pink gold wristwatch and hooded lugs
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 544, movement no. 920'071, case no. 506'870, manufactured in 1940
Cal. 12'''120 mechanical jewelled movement, black matte dial, applied pink gold dot and Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, circular stainless steel case with enlarged stainless steel and pink gold bezel, stainless steel snap on back, pink gold stepped hooded lugs, case, dial and movement signed
33.5 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1940 and its subsequent sale on 27 November 1940.Although originally delivered with a silvered dial, the present black dial has probably been added later.

Reference 544 was in production from around 1938 until the late 1940s and available in yellow or pink gold, stainless steel or stainless steel and gold. The present watch is one of less than 17 examples in stainless steel and gold to appear in public to date.

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