PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE 18K GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH SCROLL LUGS AND CHAMPAGNE DIAL
Lot 2456 PATEK PHILIPPE
SCROLL LUGS REF. 1491

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE 18K GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH SCROLL LUGS AND CHAMPAGNE DIAL

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO, GENEVE, REF. 1491, MOVEMENT NO. 961’963, CASE NO. 650’387, MANUFACTURED IN 1948

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE 18K GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH SCROLL LUGS AND CHAMPAGNE DIAL
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO, GENEVE, REF. 1491, MOVEMENT NO. 961’963, CASE NO. 650’387, MANUFACTURED IN 1948
Movement: Cal. 12-120 PS, manual, 18 jewels, Geneva seal, signed
Dial: Signed
Case: Snap on back, scrolled lugs, 34 mm diam., signed
With: Extract from the Archives confirming the manufacture of the present watch in 1948 and its subsequent sale on August 12th, 1948

Specialist note

The present timepiece impresses by its very good overall condition and the highly attractive champagne-coloured dial, beautifully harmonizing with the yellow gold case.

Reference 1491, launched in 1940, is a perfect example of Patek Philippe's continuous search for new and avant-garde innovations, whether in the movement of their watches, or, as in this instance, in the design. The unusual lugs of this model are the progenitor of the new era of watchmaking design that fully dawned in the sixties with unusual case shapes, stepped bezels and fancy lugs.