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Patek Philippe
Ref. 565
百達翡麗，18K黃金腕錶，配中心秒針及寶璣數字，型號565，1950年製
完整圖錄內容
This example features highly attractive yellow gold Breguet numerals on a silvered dial, which is confirmed by the Extract from the Archives. Most interestingly, the movement bridge is stamped HOX, denoting the present watch was made for import to the United States - incredibly fitting, since the case back is engraved "Earl Kemper Nashville, Tenn".
The enamel signature is correct and free of losses. Most unusual and striking are the leaf hands, which gives the watch a striking and modern appearance.
The case is furthermore preserved in very original condition.
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.