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Patek Philippe. An 18K gold rectanguar wristwatch
Lot 316

Patek Philippe. An 18K gold rectanguar wristwatch

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENÈVE, REF. 406, MOVEMENT NO. 830'027, CASE NO. 611'271, MANUFACTURED IN 1935

Closed12 May 2014

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Patek Philippe. An 18K gold rectanguar wristwatch
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, ref. 406, movement no. 830'027, case no. 611'271, manufactured in 1935
Cal. 9'''90 mechanical movement, 18 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, silvered matte dial, black dot and baton and applied gold Arabic numerals, outer railway minute divisions, subsidiary seconds, rectangular case, facetted ends, lugs and crystal, snap on back, 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
20 mm. wide & 35 mm. overall length

The Art Of Patek Philippe, Habsburg Antiquorum Geneva 9 April 1989, lot 260.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvered dial and 12 baton-cut indexes in gold in 1934 and its subsequent sale on 20 May 1935.

Ref. 406 was launched in 1934 and remained in production until around 1938.