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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K PINK GOLD SQUARE WRISTWATCH WITH PINK DIAL
Lot 2706

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K PINK GOLD SQUARE WRISTWATCH WITH PINK DIAL

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, RETAILED BY CARTIER, REF. 1566, MOVEMENT NO. 950'061, CASE NO. 640'912, MANUFACTURED IN 1946

Closed29 May 2013

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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K PINK GOLD SQUARE WRISTWATCH WITH PINK DIAL
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, RETAILED BY CARTIER, REF. 1566, MOVEMENT NO. 950'061, CASE NO. 640'912, MANUFACTURED IN 1946
Mechanical jewelled lever movement, pink dial, applied baton and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, square case, stepped lugs, domed crystal, snap on back, 18k pink gold Patek Philippe Henri Stern buckle, case, dial and movement signed, case back hand stamped with Cartier reference numbers
25 mm. wide

Specialist note

US$6,000-8,000

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with rose dial and gold indexes in 1946. Further delivered with a Patek Philippe fitted presentation box.

Reference 1566 was in production for a short period of time, from 1943 to 1948, and only manufactured in yellow or pink gold. According to our research, the present lot is one of only 7 examples known to the market. Furthermore, it is the only known reference 1566 with the Cartier signature.