212,500 HKD
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 685 CHRONOGRAPH POCKET WATCH Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, Ref. 685, No. 862704, case No. 624655. Made in 1941, sold in April 1942. Extremely fine and rare, 18K rose gold keyless pocket watch with chronograph and 30-minute register. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, polished and brushed, buttons at 11 and 1 for the chronograph functions. Silver rose with applied rose gold Arabic and batone indexes, inner track for minute and fifths of a second divisions, outer tachometer scale, subsidiary dial for the seconds and 30-minute register. Rose gold feuille hands. 13```, rhodium-plated, gold wheel train, 23 jewels, 8 adjustments, lever escapement, monometallic compensation balance with gold temperature screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Notes Dial, case, and movement signed. DIAM. 46 mm. REF. 685 was introduced in the late 1930s and utilized the same 13''' movement as the reference 130. The present watch, accompanied by an Extract from the Archives confirming its sale on August 22, 1945, is a very fine example of reference 685. The watch shows very little polishing and the movement is very clean. The original dial shows minor imperfections, however it exhibits a strong signature and details, offering an attractive, well-preserved example of this model.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2015-06-28
