PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K GOLD AND ENAMEL ULTRA-THIN OPENFACE KEYLESS LEVER DRESS WATCH

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, & CIE., GENEVA, MOVEMENT NO. 191913, CASE NO. 405734, MANUFACTURED IN 1919

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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K GOLD AND ENAMEL ULTRA-THIN OPENFACE KEYLESS LEVER DRESS WATCH
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, & CIE., GENEVA, MOVEMENT NO. 191913, CASE NO. 405734, MANUFACTURED IN 1919
Cal. 17 nickel-finished lever movement, wolf's tooth winding, 18 jewels, bi-metallic compensation balance, adjusted to 8 positions, white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, engraved foliate motif case, the bezel, back and band enhanced with black opaque cloisonné enamel, case, dial and movement signed
44mm diam.

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Accompanied by an Extract from the Patek Philippe Archives confirming the date of manufacture as 1919 and its subsequent sale on November 11th of the following year.

While Patek Philippe made several of these type of watches, it is believed that each case design is unique.

A similar watch is illustrated in Huber and Banbery, Patek Philippe, Volume 1, p. 163, pls. 113a and 114a.

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