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Patek Philippe. A fine, rare and early 18K pink gold hunter case perpetual calendar keyless lever watch with moon phases
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Patek Philippe. A fine, rare and early 18K pink gold hunter case perpetual calendar keyless lever watch with moon phases

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., MOVEMENT NO. 65'183, CASE NO. 200'554, MANUFACTURED IN 1882

Closed10 November 2014

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Patek Philippe. A fine, rare and early 18K pink gold hunter case perpetual calendar keyless lever watch with moon phases
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., movement no. 65'183, case no. 200'554, manufactured in 1882
Cal. 19''' nickel-finished fully jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, wolf's tooth winding, gold cuvette, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer railway minute divisions, four subsidiary dials for moon phases and lunar calendar, day, month and constant seconds with red date, circular plain case, coin-edged rims to the covers, applied initials WG to the back, case, cuvette, dial and movement signed and numbered
53.5 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with enamel dial, Roman numerals and monogram WG applied on the back in 1882 and its subsequent sale on 23 July 1892.

This watch is an unusual example of Patek Philippe's production of complicated timepieces, distinguished by the absence of any other complication such as repeating and/or chronograph normally found in the firm's perpetual calendar watches. It is furthermore preserved in very good, original overall condition.