Live Auction 1401Important Watches including Property from an Important European Collection
Patek Philippe. A fine and very rare 18K white and yellow gold rectangular wristwatch with hinged back
Lot 184

Patek Philippe. A fine and very rare 18K white and yellow gold rectangular wristwatch with hinged back

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENÈVE, MOVEMENT NO. 822'453, CASE NO. 609'651, MANUFACTURED IN 1929

Closed12 May 2014

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CHF 15,000

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Patek Philippe. A fine and very rare 18K white and yellow gold rectangular wristwatch with hinged back
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, movement no. 822'453, case no. 609'651, manufactured in 1929
Cal. 9''' mechanical jewelled movement, silvered dial, applied gold baton numerals, railway minute divisions, subsidiary seconds, rectangular-shaped case, hinged back, white and yellow gold bezel, case, dial and movement signed
24 mm. wide & 34.2 mm. overall length

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silver-plated satiné-finished dial, raised gold hour markers in 1929 and its subsequent sale on 23 September 1933.

Fresth to the market this watch is a perfect example for the lavish 1920s design of rectangular wristwatches. The combination of the white and yellow gold bezel in conjunction with the chased yellow gold sides render it a truly rare and most elegant collector's watch.