18,880 CHF
Pink Gold, Indirect Center Seconds, “Ref. 1578” Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 861783, case No. 649988, Ref. No. 1578. Made in 1948, sold on August 17th, 1949. Fine and rare, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with indirect center seconds and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished, lapidated lugs. Matte silver with applied pink gold radial Arabic numerals, baton and dot indexes, outer minute/second track, subsidiary seconds. Pink gold "feuille" hands. Cal. 12-120, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, indirect center seconds, 20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, shock absorber, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index 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:
2006-11-12
