Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold chronograph wristwatch with two-tone dial

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENEVE, MOVEMENT NO. 863'239, CASE NO. 633'544, REF. 591, MANUFACTURED IN 1943

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold chronograph wristwatch with two-tone dial
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Geneve, movement no. 863'239, case no. 633'544, ref. 591, manufactured in 1943
Cal. 13''' nickel-finished lever movement stamped twice with the Geneva seal, 23 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, the two-tone silvered matt dial with applied Roman and baton numerals, outer tachometre scale, two subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds and 30 minutes register, in circular case with enlarged bezel, slender downturned lugs, snap on back, two rectangular chronograph buttons in the band, together with a contemporary 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
34 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

Accompanied by Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvered dial, applied gold numerals and tachymetre scale in 1943 and its subsequent sale on 22 September 1945.

Furthermore delivered with copy of Wempe Bremen invoice dated 8 July 1995 amounting to DM 4'652 for the overhaul of the watch.

Manufacture of reference 591 was launched in 1938 and was cased in yellow and pink gold only. It is interesting to note that examples in yellow gold are rarer. To the best of our knowledge, the present watch is one of only 8 examples to appear in public to date.

The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 264.

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