34,500 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 837222, case No. 636481, Ref. 1593, 1940's.Very fine and rare rectangular 'bombé' 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by an 18Kpink gold Patek Philippe buckle. two-body, flared, solid, polished and brushed, concave sides, pillar shaped lugs, two-facet crystal. Notes Ref. 1593Production of this reference started in 1944.A very small number of examples of this model were also made with polychrome 'cloisonné' enamel dials and inplatinum with diamond-set indexes.Similar watches are published in 'Patek Philippe Wristwatches', by MARTIN HUBER and ALAN BANBERY,ANTIQUORUM EDITIONS, 1998, pp. 128 and 141.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-11-19