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    • circa 1945

    • Of mechanical movement, the rectangular cream dial with Arabic and baton numerals, with pavé-set  diamond shoulders, further enhanced by baguette-cut diamond and emerald terminal, to the woven gold bracelet, mounted in 18K yellow gold, length 20 cm.

    • Signed 'Patek Philippe Co, Geneve'

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    Patek Philippe

    Swiss • 1839

    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.

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A Retro Gold, Diamond and Emerald Wrist Watch

circa 1945
Of mechanical movement, the rectangular cream dial with Arabic and baton numerals, with pavé-set  diamond shoulders, further enhanced by baguette-cut diamond and emerald terminal, to the woven gold bracelet, mounted in 18K yellow gold, length 20 cm.
Signed 'Patek Philippe Co, Geneve'

Estimate
CHF14,000 - 18,000 

Magnificent Jewels

12 May 2009, 4pm
Geneva