18,400 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 762996, case No. 692396, Ref. 2551. Made in 1956, sold on November 17th, 1956. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by an 18K yellow gold bracelet and the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped concave bezel, screweddown case back, fluted lugs. Matte silver with applied yellow gold dart indexes and Arabic 12, outer dot minute markers, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. Cal. 12-600 AT, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-11-13