71,300 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 764241, case No. 695331, Ref. 2551. Made circa 1958 for Tiffany & Co. Very fine and very rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, brushed, screwed-down case back, concavelugs. Matte silver with applied white gold faceted batonindexes and outer dot minute markers, subsidiary seconds dial.White gold "Dauphine" hands. Cal. 12-600 AT stamped withthe Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes"decoration, 30 jewels, Gyromax balance adjusted forheat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensatingfree-sprung Breguet balance spring, swan-neckmicrometer adjustment to the regulator, 18K gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Notes A similar watch is published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. II, p. 190.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-05-15
