35,650 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 760429,case No. 678374, Ref. 2526, circa 1953.Very fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch. two body, massive, polished, screwed case back. white enamel with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. Notes Poinçons de GenèveThe voluntary quality control of watches at the Geneva Observatory, was established by a law dated November 6, 1886. Conditions were laid down for the attribution and stamping of the Poinçons de Genève, punch-marks designed as the coat-of-arms of Geneva. Pocket watches, or wristwatches which carry the Poinçons de Genève, considered as an equivalent to a Bulletin Officiel de Marche, punched on a bridge and on the main plate of the movement, were qualified to be officially termed "chronometers".
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-11-14
