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A massive and rare platinum rectangular wristwatch with Breguet numerals, Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, no. 823332, 1929
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Description
- Patek Philippe & Co., Genève
- length 40mm
circular nickel lever movement, 18 jewels, bi-metallic compensation balance, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, silvered matte dial, applied platinum Breguet numerals, subsidiary seconds, rectangular hinged case with curved back, case, dial and movement signed, accompanied by an Extract from the Patek Philippe Archives.
Provenance
Antiquorum, The Art Of Patek Philippe, November 14, 1999, lot 451
Catalogue Note
The accompanying extract records that this watch was manufactured in 1929, left the factory with platinum Breguet numerals and was sold on June 20th of 1931.
For an almost identical case design dating to 1928, see Huber and Banbery, Patek Philippe Wristwatches, Volume 2, Second Edition, p. 113, pl. 131.