76,700 CHF
“Yellow Gold Ref. 130” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 867997, case No. 664246, Ref. 130. Made in 1950, sold on November 23rd 1951. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer. 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 and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30- minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation, concentric, 1/5th second scale. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. Cal. 13-130, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Notes Ref. 130 Production of this reference started in 1934. For a note on Ref. 130, see lot 339. 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 button at 2 o'clock and another at 4 o'clock. Only a very few ex
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
