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Patek Philippe. A rare and attractive 18K pink gold openface keyless lever chronograph watch with pink dial and tachometer scale
Lot 244 THE PROPERTY OF A DESCENDANT OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER

Patek Philippe. A rare and attractive 18K pink gold openface keyless lever chronograph watch with pink dial and tachometer scale

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENÈVE, REF. 685, MOVEMENT NO. 862'704, CASE NO. 624'655, MANUFACTURED IN 1941

Closed13 May 2013

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CHF 20,000

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Patek Philippe. A rare and attractive 18K pink gold openface keyless lever chronograph watch with pink dial and tachometer scale
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, ref. 685, movement no. 862'704, case no. 624'655, manufactured in 1941
Cal. 13'''130 mechanical movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 23 jewels, pink dial, applied pink gold baton and Arabic numerals, outer railway five minute divisions and tachometer scale, two subsidiary dials indicating 30 minute register and constant seconds, circular case, snap on back, case, dial and movement signed
46 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvery rose dial and pulsometer scale in 1941 and its subsequent sale on 17 July 1942.

Consigned by a descendant of the original owner, the present watch has never been offered in public before. It is furthermore believed to be the only fifth example of a reference 685 in pink gold to appear at auction to date. Reference 685 was introduced to the market in the late 1930s and made in a very small series only.