Manufacturer: Patek Philippe Year: 1924 Movement No: 808'329 Case No: 410'739 Material: 18k yellow gold and enamel Calibre: Manual, cal. 17''' Dimensions: 45mm Diameter Accessories: Accompanied with original Patek Philippe brown leather fitted presentation box, certificate of origin and additional crystal. Further accompanied by an Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with black enamel decoration and Breguet numerals in 1924 and its subsequent sale on November 18th, 1925.
Catalogue Essay
The present “Murat-style” dress watch is fresh to the market and is accompanied by its original fitted presentation box and certificate of origin. In lovely condition, it is highlighted by the black enamel decoration to the case bezel, back and band with a crisp monogram reading “HEH” to the center. The pocket watch was the standard for timekeeping in the late 19th and early 20th century, and the present timepiece is an excellent example of the style and design Patek Philippe produced during this period.
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.