175,000 HKD
Yellow Gold Ref. 1578 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 704904, case No. 691398, Ref. 1578. Made in 1955, sold on May 29th 1956. Very fine, large, center seconds, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold buckle. Accompanied by the extract from the archives. Three-body, solid, polished, inclined bezel, lapidated lugs, snap-on case back. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dart indexes, outer 1/5th second track with 5-minute Arabic markers. Yellow gold feuille hands. Cal. 27SC, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-02-26