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Patek Philippe & Co., Genève
A RARE AND FINE GOLD OPEN-FACED MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH MOON PHASES 1938, REF. 699, MOVEMENT NO. 860860 CASE NO. 619395 [百達翡麗罕有黃金三問萬年曆懷錶備月相顯示，1938年製，編號699，機芯編號860860，錶殼編號619395]
Auction Closed
November 11, 05:36 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Patek Philippe & Co., Genève
A RARE AND FINE GOLD OPEN-FACED MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH MOON PHASES
1938, REF. 699, MOVEMENT NO. 860860 CASE NO. 619395
[百達翡麗罕有黃金三問萬年曆懷錶備月相顯示，1938年製，編號699，機芯編號860860，錶殼編號619395]
• Movement: damascened, lever escapement, wolf's tooth winding, jewelled to the centre, bi-metallic compensation balance, two polished hammers repeating on coiled gongs, signed and numbered Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, no. 860860
• Dial: gold, applied gold Roman and baton hour indexes, four sunken subsidiary dials for day, month with leap year indication, date and seconds combined with aperture for moon phases, gold baton hands, signed Patek Philippe & Co., Genève
• Case: 18ct gold, scooped bezel, satin finished sides, snap-on satin finished back, repeating slide to the band, 3 recessed calendar adjusters to the band, signed and numbered Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, Swiss, 619395
diameter 47.5mm
Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives confirming production in 1938 with a gold dial, and sale on 20 February 1940.
While Patek Philippe produced only a small number of pocket watches during the 1930s, their commitment to creating technically complex pieces never wavered. The present lot typifies Patek Philippe's exceptional Reference 699 with its clean dial design, bell shaped pendant, and mix of Roman numeral and baton indexes. The minute repeating perpetual calendar movement is housed in an attractive satin-finished case with scooped bezel.
The firm produced two other variations of the reference 699: Ref 699/2 contains an American calendar triple window, rather than the radial display for day, date, and month indication; Ref 699/3 features a two-train movement and trip-repeating activated through the crown.
A similar example with Arabic numerals is illustrated in Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, Patek Philippe, vol. 1, 1st ed., p. 206, pl. 180.
Reference 699's seldom appear at auction and, when they do appear, are usually found with a white dial. The present lot, with its gold dial, offers collectors the exciting opportunity to own a particularly rare variant of this exceptional model.