210,000 CHF
Ref. 1463, Pink Gold – Pulsometer Scale Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No.868664, case No. 684697, Ref. 1463. Made in 1953, sold on March 7th, 1955. Extremely fine and very rare, water-resistant, 18K pink gold doctor's wristwatch with round button chronograph, 30-minute register, pulsometer scale graduated for 15 pulsations and an 18K pink gold "à petites mailles” bracelet. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, concave lugs, screwed-down case back, inner dust protection cap. Matte silver with applied polished pink gold faceted baton indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer minute and seconds divisions with Arabic five-second numerals, outermost pulsometer scale graduated for 15 pulsations. Pink gold baton hands. Notes Ref. 1463 Production of this reference started in 1940. The reference was produced in yellow and pink gold, and a few examples in stainless steel. The first models of Ref. 1463, made in the 1940's, had bezels which continued to the band, this changed in the early 1950's to a stepped bezel. A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, page 267.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-11-14
