Lot 81
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Patek Philippe. An unusual and rare gilt brass quartz presentation desk clock with sweep centre seconds
Patek Philippe. An unusual and rare gilt brass quartz presentation desk clock with sweep centre seconds

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, MOVEMENT NO. 1'800'157, CASE NO. 9'035, REF. 1160, MADE IN 1974 FOR THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SWISS BANKING CORPORATION IN BIENNE

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Patek Philippe. An unusual and rare gilt brass quartz presentation desk clock with sweep centre seconds
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, movement no. 1'800'157, case no. 9'035, ref. 1160, made in 1974 for the 75th anniversary of the Swiss Banking Corporation in Bienne
With step by step quartz movement 5931, the silvered dial with baton numerals, gold dauphine hands, sweep centre seconds, the Swiss Banking Corporation (now UBS) logo between centre and 6 o'clock, in oblong case with commemorative medal Zum 75-jährigen Jubiläum, Schweizerischer Bankverein, Biel to the hinged back, the stand in shape of a reversed L, case and dial signed
210 mm. wide & 140 mm. high

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Accompanied by Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present desk clock in 1974 and its subsequent sale on 4 July 1974. It has never been offered at auction before.

The model was made in a small series in 1974 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Swiss Banking Corporation in Bienne, Switzerland, now part of the UBS Group since the merger in 1997.

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