PATEK PHILIPPE | REFERENCE 1450 'TOP HAT' A YELLOW GOLD RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH, MADE IN 1949
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October 29, 06:32 PM GMT
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6,000 - 8,000 USD
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PATEK PHILIPPE
REFERENCE 1450 'TOP HAT'
A YELLOW GOLD RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH, MADE IN 1949
Dial: champagne
Caliber: cal. 9 90 mechanical, 18 jewels
Movement number: 971'934
Case: 18k yellow gold, snap-on case back
Case number: 656'708
Closure: 18k pink gold Patek Philippe buckle
Size: 37 mm length x 25 mm width
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming the date of sale on May 12, 1950
The “Top Hat” ref. 1450 was one of the most elegant and iconic references made in the mid-20th century. Produced from 1940 through the end of the 1950s, this reference was offered in yellow gold, white gold, pink gold and platinum. The cases were made by Markowsky, indicated by master key mark 8 seen on the inside of his works, the same maker of the famous Patek Philippe “Eiffel Tower” and “Banana” as well as a myriad of other innovative cases.