900,000 HKD
Patek, Philippe & Cie. , Genève, Ref. 880, No. 866569, case No. 332912, made for Beyer, Zürich, circa 1980.Very fine 18K yellow gold keyless astronomical minute-repeating watch with equation of time, perpetual calendar with 4-year indications, phases of the moon and 24-hour sub-dial. Four-piece, "bassine", gold cuvette. Matte silver, gold indexes, outer minute divisions, four subsidiary sunk dials for date concentric with seconds, days of the week concentric with 24-hour indications, aperture forthe phases of the moon with equation sector, months concentric with four year cycle. Gold "baton" hands. Notes Patek Philippe watches with equation of time are extremely rare. Only 11 are known, two of which broke the world record for the most expensive watch: 24919 - 20'''; sold to Pena, Madrid on May 31, 1865, equation table printed on the back. 24920 - 20'''; exhibited in Paris in 1867, small equation sector. 27116 - 19'''; sold to Pena, Madrid; in 1867, equation sector. 47887 - 19'''; sold on Feb 20, 1879, small equation sector concentric to moon phases. 80772 - 19'''; lot 208 of this sale, equation hand concentric with minute hand traveling from 45 min. to 15 min. 111505 - 20'''; sold to Mrs. Bradford, made in 1898. 198023 - 19'''; James Ward Packard; Patek's most complicated watch until the "Graves" watch. 198385 - 25'''; Henry Graves; sold in 1933, most complicated watch until the Caliber 89. 844400 - Caliber 89, sold in 1989. The most compli
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-06-08
