973Σ
Patek Philippe
An extremely rare and attractive two tone pink and white gold rectangular-shaped wristwatch
- Estimate
- HK$200,000 - 300,000€21,600 - 32,300$25,600 - 38,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Patek Philippe
- Year
- 1929
- Movement No
- 821’675
- Case No
- 608’532
- Material
- 18K pink and white gold
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. 9’”, lever escapement
- Bracelet/Strap
- Crocodile
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K pink gold Patek Philippe pin buckle
- Dimensions
- 42mm length
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
- Accessories
- Delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming its date of manufacture in 1929 with silvered dial, applied gold hour markers and its subsequent date of sale on 11th July 1930.
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Catalogue Essay
This timepiece is an attractive early wristwatch from one of the most important brands in watchmaking. The dial displays a beautiful silvered dial which has aged through time while retaining its distinctive railroad minutes track. Confirmed by the Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives, the watch was produced as a two-tone timepiece made of 18K rose and white gold providing an aesthetic flair for the time.
Patek Philippe
Swiss | 1839Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.
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