314,250 CHF
“Air Speed Record” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868595, case No. 696507, Ref. 2499. Made in the late 1950s. Presented to Pierre Galland to mark his world record for the highest average speed over a distance of 1000 km of 1025.3 kmph on the 18th of January 1958. Very fine, rare and historically important, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, 30-minute register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, domed crystal. Matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, subsidiaruy dials for the seconds and the 30- minute register, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold “dauphine” hands. Notes Pierre Galland Born in 1926, Pierre Galland first entered the military, then became a test pilot for Dassault Aviation. It was for Dassault that Galland made a historic flight on January 18, 1958. Flying in the recently developed Etendard IV, Galland broke the world record for speed, flying at an average of 1,020 km per hour for a 1000 kilometer stretch, with a maximum speed of 1025.3 km/hour. It was his 241st flight. The present watch was given by Marcel Dassault of Dassault Aviation to Pierre Galland as a token of appreciation for this achievement. The watch back was inscribed with the dedication: “Record vitesse s/1000 km, Pierre Galland, sur Etendard IV, 1025,3 km, l
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-10-16
