PATEK PHILIPPE. A POSSIBLY UNIQUE, HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND HISTORICAL 18K GOLD PROTOTYPE CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH UNIQUELY CONSTRUCTED CASE AND OVERSIZED 30-MINUTE REGISTER - photo 1
PATEK PHILIPPE. A POSSIBLY UNIQUE, HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND HISTORICAL 18K GOLD PROTOTYPE CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH UNIQUELY CONSTRUCTED CASE AND OVERSIZED 30-MINUTE REGISTER - photo 2
PATEK PHILIPPE. A POSSIBLY UNIQUE, HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND HISTORICAL 18K GOLD PROTOTYPE CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH UNIQUELY CONSTRUCTED CASE AND OVERSIZED 30-MINUTE REGISTER - photo 3
PATEK PHILIPPE. A POSSIBLY UNIQUE, HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND HISTORICAL 18K GOLD PROTOTYPE CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH UNIQUELY CONSTRUCTED CASE AND OVERSIZED 30-MINUTE REGISTER - photo 4
PATEK PHILIPPE. A POSSIBLY UNIQUE, HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND HISTORICAL 18K GOLD PROTOTYPE CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH UNIQUELY CONSTRUCTED CASE AND OVERSIZED 30-MINUTE REGISTER - photo 5
PATEK PHILIPPE. A POSSIBLY UNIQUE, HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND HISTORICAL 18K GOLD PROTOTYPE CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH UNIQUELY CONSTRUCTED CASE AND OVERSIZED 30-MINUTE REGISTER - photo 6
PATEK PHILIPPE. A POSSIBLY UNIQUE, HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND HISTORICAL 18K GOLD PROTOTYPE CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH UNIQUELY CONSTRUCTED CASE AND OVERSIZED 30-MINUTE REGISTER - photo 7
PATEK PHILIPPE. A POSSIBLY UNIQUE, HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND HISTORICAL 18K GOLD PROTOTYPE CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH UNIQUELY CONSTRUCTED CASE AND OVERSIZED 30-MINUTE REGISTER - photo 8

PATEK PHILIPPE. A POSSIBLY UNIQUE, HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND HISTORICAL 18K GOLD PROTOTYPE CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH UNIQUELY CONSTRUCTED CASE AND OVERSIZED 30-MINUTE REGISTER

Lot 88
11.11.2024 13:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Starting price
CHF 300 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationSwitzerland, Geneva
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Lot 88 | PATEK PHILIPPE. A POSSIBLY UNIQUE, HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND HISTORICAL 18K GOLD PROTOTYPE CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH UNIQUELY CONSTRUCTED CASE AND OVERSIZED 30-MINUTE REGISTER
Estimate value
CHF 300 000 – 500 000
PATEK PHILIPPE. A POSSIBLY UNIQUE, HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND HISTORICAL 18K GOLD PROTOTYPE CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH UNIQUELY CONSTRUCTED CASE AND OVERSIZED 30-MINUTE REGISTER
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., REF. 1491, MOVEMENT NO. 860'508, CASE NO. 627'201, MOVEMENT MANUFACTURED IN 1937, PATEK PHILIPPE CUSTOM-MADE CASE REPLACED IN 1942
Movement: Manual
Dial: Silvered, oversized 30-minute register
Case: 35.1 mm. diam., engraved 'To Dad from Jimmy'
With: 18k gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, complete study by Eric Tortella, 2019
Remark: The only know reference 1491 chronograph with oversized 30-minute register




Provenance

- The Estate of a famous American 'Box Speaker' and sports editor at a major New York newspaper from the 1930s to 1950s.
- Christie’s New York, 'Important Pocket Watches and Wristwatches', 12 October 2006, lot 226
- Christie's Dubai, 'Important Watches', 22 March 2019, lot 177
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