1048
Patek Philippe
A rare, heavy and attractive yellow gold bracelet watch with concealed dial and Gay Frères bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$64,000 - 100,000€7,700 - 12,000$8,000 - 12,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Patek Philippe
- Year
- 1941
- Movement No
- 841'414
- Case No
- 623'776
- Material
- 18k yellow gold
- Calibre
- Mechanical, 18 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k yellow gold <em>Gay Frères</em> bracelet, 165 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold<em> Gay Frères</em> concealed clasp stamped GF
- Dimensions
- 18.5 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Patek Philippe</em> Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1941 and its subsequent sale on 3 December 1941.
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Catalogue Essay
Patek Philippe tasked bracelet maker Gay Frères with manufacturing their most lavish and technically exacting bracelets. The present watch, featuring a concealed dial, is made of rows of gold chains, crafted incredibly fluidly and of the utmost and highest quality.
This bracelet watch is furthermore preserved in excellent condition, with a very sharp hallmark to the band. The bracelet is stamped GF for Gay Frères. The links are not stretched, and moves around the wrist incredibly well. The dial is also preserved in excellent condition and all enamel remained raised and intact.
This bracelet watch is furthermore preserved in excellent condition, with a very sharp hallmark to the band. The bracelet is stamped GF for Gay Frères. The links are not stretched, and moves around the wrist incredibly well. The dial is also preserved in excellent condition and all enamel remained raised and intact.
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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