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View full screen - View 1 of Lot 2015. Reference 1491 | A well preserved pink gold wristwatch with indirect centre seconds, hard enamel dial and scrolled lugs, Made in 1947 | 百達翡麗  |  型號1491 |  粉紅金腕錶,備間接中心秒針,琺瑯字錶盤及卷狀錶耳,品相優良,1947年製.

Patek Philippe

Reference 1491 | A well preserved pink gold wristwatch with indirect centre seconds, hard enamel dial and scrolled lugs, Made in 1947 | 百達翡麗 | 型號1491 | 粉紅金腕錶,備間接中心秒針,琺瑯字錶盤及卷狀錶耳,品相優良,1947年製

No reserve

Auction Closed

April 25, 01:55 PM GMT

Estimate

80,000 - 120,000 HKD

Lot Details

Description

Patek Philippe

Reference 1491

A well preserved pink gold wristwatch with indirect centre seconds, hard enamel dial and scrolled lugs, Made in 1947

百達翡麗

型號1491

粉紅金腕錶,備間接中心秒針,琺瑯字錶盤及卷狀錶耳,品相優良,1947年製


Dial: silvered

Calibre: cal. 12''' mechanical, jewelled

Movement number: 864'924

Case: 18k pink gold, snap on case back

Case number: 645'211

Closure: brown Patek Philippe alligator strap and 18k pink gold buckle

Size: 34 mm diameter

Signed: case, dial and movement

Accessories: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1947 and its subsequent sale on 19th November 1948

附帶後補資料庫精粹

The reference 1491 time only by Patek Philippe is known as the “Scroll” lugs for obvious reasons. Patek introduced the reference in 1940 and remained in production for the next 25 years. The present example belongs to the earlier series of production which is identified by the hard enamel indexes as well as baton numerals mounted to the dial at the quarters. The case is very well preserved with two crisp hallmarks, one located under the lug and another located under the case back.


Highlighting the present watch even further is the mechanism which features the rare indirect center seconds. A collaboration between Victorin Piguet and Patek Philippe resulted in the ébauche on the present calibre to feature an additional centre seconds mechanism that was expertly added to the existing 12'''120 subsidiary seconds register movement.