49,200 CHF
Yellow Gold, Ref. 130, Tachometer and Telemeter Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 862374, case No. 620685, Ref. 130. Made in 1939, sold on April 23, 1940. Very fine and very rare 18K pink gold wristwatch with square-button chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, downturned lugs, snap-on back. Silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, inner black minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions, outer telemeter scale, outermost blue tachymeter scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register. Yellow gold feuille hands. Notes Ref. 130 Production of this reference started in 1934. It was made in stainless steel, yellow gold and pink gold; only three are known in white gold. It is one of the most desirable and sought-after sport watches ever created by the Patek Philippe firm. Sophisticated collectors appreciate this model’s perfect proportions, its large and clearly-readable dial, encircled by a slender, concave bezel which gives the dial an even greater luminosity. Reference 130 usually has one button at 2 o'clock and another at 4 o'clock. Only a very few examples were made with a single button on the crown. This reference was first used with Victorin Piguet ebauches, and later with Lemania ebauches. To date, one example is known of a single button chronograph with Ref. 130, that features an experimental 12’’’ movement. A similar watch is pu
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-03-16
