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Patek Philippe. A very attractive, rare and large 18K gold and stainless steel wristwatch
Lot 260

Patek Philippe. A very attractive, rare and large 18K gold and stainless steel wristwatch

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO, GENÈVE, CALATRAVA MODEL, REF. 530, MOVEMENT NO. 923'151, CASE NO. 507'802, MANUFACTURED IN 1943

Closed11 November 2013

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CHF 50,000

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Patek Philippe. A very attractive, rare and large 18K gold and stainless steel wristwatch
Signed Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, Calatrava model, ref. 530, movement no. 923'151, case no. 507'802, manufactured in 1943
Cal. 12'''120 mechanical movement, silvered dial, applied gold baton and Roman numerals, gold baton hands, subsidiary seconds, large circular case, gold stepped bezel, downturned lugs, snap on back, stainless steel buckle, case, dial and movement signed
36.5 mm. diam.

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With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with stainless steel case, gold bezel and crown, silvered dial with yellow gold numerals in 1943 and its subsequent sale on 18 May 1943.

According to our researches, the present example is fresh to the market and is furthermore believed to be the only one of three examples combining yellow gold and steel.