Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K pink gold chronograph wristwatch with black dial and Breguet numerals
Lot 142

Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K pink gold chronograph wristwatch with black dial and Breguet numerals

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENÈVE, REF. 130, MOVEMENT NO. 863'156, CASE NO. 632'552, MANUFACTURED IN 1943

Closed13 May 2013

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CHF 75,000

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K pink gold chronograph wristwatch with black dial and Breguet numerals
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, ref. 130, movement no. 863'156, case no. 632'552, manufactured in 1943
Cal. 13''' mechanical lever movement with Geneva seal, 23 jewels, black dial, applied gold Breguet numerals, outer five minute divisions and tachymetre scale, two subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minutes register, circular case, snap on back, two rectangular chronograph buttons in the band, 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
33 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvery black dial and raised gold Breguet numerals and tachymetre scale in 1943 and its subsequent sale on 9 November 1943.

Never offered before in public and presented in a very honest overall condition, the present "one-thirty" is an attractice specimen, even though the refinished dial. The present watch is only the sixth examples known to exist in pink gold with black dial.

The production of the simple chronograph with reference 130 was launched in 1934. The model was produced in different precious metal versions as well as in stainless steel.