SIGNED PATEK, PHILIPPE & CO., GENÈVE, MOVEMENT NO. 178'412, CASE NO. 284'260, MANUFACTURED IN 1913

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold oversized rectangular hinged wristwatch
Signed Patek, Philippe & Co., Genève, movement no. 178'412, case no. 284'260, manufactured in 1913
Cal. 12''' circular gilt-finished fully jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, wolf's tooth winding, the silvered matt dial with large black Arabic numerals, blued steel spade hands, in oversized rectangular case with hinged back, straight wire lugs, together with the 18K gold Patek Philippe original large buckle, case, dial and movement signed
50 mm. overall length

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Accompanied by Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1913 and its subsequent sale on 26 November 1919.

This watch is part of a small series of oversized rectangular wristwatches made by Patek Philippe in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Often made for the celebrated Brazilian retailer Gondolo & Laboriau, some examples were also released in other parts of the world. The particularity of the present example is that its case number is the lowest for this model to have appeared in public to date, thus rendering it the possibly first oversized rectangular wristwatch by Patek Philippe.

A similar watch is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 106, pl. 118.