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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT 18K GOLD MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR SPLIT SECOND CHRONOGRAPH CLOCKWATCH WITH GRANDE AND PETITE SONNERIE AND PHASES OF THE MOON

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, MODEL GRAND COMPLICATION, REF. 959/2, MOVEMENT NO. 866782, CASE NO. 2837632, CIRCA 1993

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT 18K GOLD MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR SPLIT SECOND CHRONOGRAPH CLOCKWATCH WITH GRANDE AND PETITE SONNERIE AND PHASES OF THE MOON
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Model Grand Complication, Ref. 959/2, Movement No. 866782, Case No. 2837632, circa 1993

Cal. 20"'GC, with nickel-finished lever movement, 44 jewels, bi-metallic compensation balance, glazed cuvette, tandem winding, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, blued steel hands, three subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds and date, month combined with leap year indication, day of week combined with 24 hour display, sector for phases of the moon combined with lunar calendar, the heavy polished gold case with chronograph button in the crown, split second mechanism operated by button in the band at 11 along with the slide to block the chronograph, slides for the minute repeater at 5, Strike/Silent function between 8 and 9, Grande/Petite Sonnerie between 3 and 4, the reverse with finely engraved gold scrolls against a blue champlevé enamel ground, case, dial and movement signed
61 mm. diam.

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US$300,000-400,000

This watch is accompanied by an elaborate 18k gold and enamel stand in a travelling case of pale bird's eye maple wood, a Patek Philippe wooden presentation box with outer packaging, and a maroon leather folder with Certificates of Origin for the watch and the watch movement, description and setting instructions

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