Patek Philippe. A fine and rare platinum openface keyless lever watch with Breguet numerals

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE., GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, NO. 819797, CIRCA 1930

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare platinum openface keyless lever watch with Breguet numerals
Signed Patek Philippe & Cie., Geneva, Switzerland, No. 819797, circa 1930
With nickel-finished lever movement, 18 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, the silvered dial with applied white gold Breguet numerals, white gold Breguet hands, engine-turned subsidiary seconds, the circular case with snap on back (No. 414376), accompanied by a platinum VCA clip with associated white gold chain and additional white gold chain engraved with the name and address of Carlos Gardel, case, dial and movement signed
43 mm. diam. (2)

拍品專文

According to the present owner, this watch was formerly the property of tango legend, Carlos Gardel (1890-1935). Gardel's huge popularity as a tango singing sensation in clubs and later movies is still celebrated by millions of fans world-wide. He died tragically in a plane crash in 1935. Although the provenance has not been able to be confirmed, the watch is accompanied with a period white gold chain engraved with his name and the address of his last, and now famous, home on the street Jean-Jaures 735.