$7,800
Yellow Gold Ref. 1578 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 704435, case No. 688399, Ref. 1578. Made in 1954. Very fine, center seconds, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Three-body, solid, polished, inclined bezel, lapidated lugs, snap-on case back. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dart indexes, outer 1/5th second track with 5-minute Arabic markers. Yellow gold feuille hands. Cal. 27SC, rhodiumplated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Notes Ref. 1578. Production of this reference started in 1943. A similar watch is published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani, 2005, vol. II, p. 132.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-12-11
