Live Auction 1417Rare Watches Including Nautilus 40 Part II
Patek Philippe. A fine and attractive 18K gold wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and "spider" lugs
Lot 256

Patek Philippe. A fine and attractive 18K gold wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and "spider" lugs

Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 1578, movement no. 864’570, case no. 636’938, manufactured in 1944

Closed14 November 2016

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CHF 18,750

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Patek Philippe. A fine and attractive 18K gold wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and "spider" lugs
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 1578, movement no. 864’570, case no. 636’938, manufactured in 1944
MOVEMENT: manual, cal. 12’’’120 SC, 18 jewels
DIAL: silvered, applied gold Arabic and baton numerals, sweep center seconds
CASE: 18K gold, snap on back, "spider" lugs, 35 mm. diam.
SIGNED: case, dial and movement
BUCKLE: 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle
ACCOMPANIED BY: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming the manufacture of the present watch with silvered dial and raised hour markers in gold in 1944 and its subsequent sale on 25 August 1945. Further deliverd with Patek Philippe Authorized Service Centre tag

Specialist note

Recently overhauled in the workshops of Patek Philippe the present watch is preserved in very good overall condition.

Reference 1578
Reference 1578 was in production approximately from 1943 to 1965, available in yellow and pink gold and with either subsidiary seconds or sweep centre seconds. It is distinguished by its "spider" lugs similar to chronograph reference 1579 and time only reference 2482.

For a reference 1578 in pink gold see lot 263 in this auction.