Manufacturer: Patek Philippe Year: 1924 Movement No: 197’940 Case No: 415’086 Material: 18K yellow gold Calibre: Manual, cal. 19”’ Dimensions: 52mm diameter Signed: Case, dial movement and cuvette signed Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin and Guarantee and fitted presentation box. Further delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming the present timepiece’s date of manufacture in 1924 and its subsequent date of sale of 13th September 1929.
Catalogue Essay
The present Patek Philippe medical chronograph is a beautifully preserved yellow gold example from 1924, featuring strong hallmarks and a flawless white enamel dial outlined by a pulsation scale marked in red. Not just divine in proportions, the aesthetics are second to none, with emphasis on the black Greek-style Arabic numerals that perfectly capture the spirit of the Art-Deco era from the 1920s. This particular model was specially adjusted with a half chronometer balance to warrant further precision and accuracy to the watch. Accompanied by its original Certificate of Origin and presentation box, the exquisite yellow gold chronograph pocket watch at hand is further delivered an Extract from the Archives, confirming its subsequent date of sale on 13th September 1929.
Since 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.