PATEK PHILIPPE | REFERENCE 765 A YELLOW GOLD OPENFACE WATCH, RETAILED BY GUBELIN, MADE IN 1958

Dial: silvered guilloché Calibre: cal. 17-140 keyless, jewelled Movement number: 892'472  Case: 18k yelllow gold, snap on back Case number: 516'967  Size: 44 mm diameter Signed: case, dial and movement Accessories: leather Gubelin pouch. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvered guilloché dial and raised gold indexes in 1958 and its subsequent sale on 22nd April 1959

This watch with its ribbed bezel and tapisserie dial, a technique also repeated on the case back, epitomises the style of the 60s. The dial is particularly special as it is signed Gubelin above the subsidiary seconds. What is more the applied baton and square indexes have, with time, oxidised elevating the character of this already very charming timepiece even further. Exceptionally rare, the watch has been retained in very crisp and original condition.