68,400 CHF
Patek Philipp e Yellow Calatrava Ref. 533 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 868478, case No. 672199, Ref. 533. Made in 1952, sold on December 22nd, 1953. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, 30-minute register, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs, snap-on case back. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes and Arabic 12 and 6, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30- minute register, outer 1/5th seconds chronograph divisions and outermost tachometer scale. Yellow gold Feuille hands. Notes Ref. 533 Production of this reference began in 1937. It is identical to Ref. 130 with the exception of the bezel, which is flat, whereas Ref. 130 has a concave bezel. This reference is more rarely found in yellow gold (as in the present lot) than in pink gold.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-03-20
