51,920 CHF
Yellow Gold “Ref. 130” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 862043, case No. 4213620, Ref. 130. Made circa 1941. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation, concentric, 1/5th second scale and inner minute track. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. Cal. 13-130, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, and straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to 8 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Notes This watch was fully restored by Patek Philippe, who restored the dial and replaced the case back, which had been damaged. Ref. 130 Production of this reference started in 1934. It was made in stainless steel, yellow gold and pink gold; only three are known in white gold. It is one of the most desirable and sought-after sport watches ever created by the Patek Philippe firm. Sophisticated collectors appreciate this model’s perfect proportions, its large and clearly-readable dial, encircled by a slender, concave bezel which gives the dial an even greater luminosity. Reference 130 usually has one
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
