41,400 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 704661, case No. 689331, Ref. 2481, circa 1955. Very fine and rare, centre second, 18-carat pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with its Patek Philippe gold bracelet. massive, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs. white enamel hearing the portrait of the King Inb Saud of Saudi Arabia (the miniature was hand painted on each watch) with applied round and "bâton" ruby indexes. "Dauphine" gold hands. Notes This model was produced in 50 examples in 1956 and presented to the King Ibn Saud, the following year. A similar watch is published in "Signori Del Tempo" page 201.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1989-10-15