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Lot Essay
This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. The watch will be supplied with a calf leather strap.
To the best of our knowledge, the present watch is one of only three known examples of a gold cased indirect sweep centre seconds reference 565 with Breguet numerals, luminous dots and luminous hands. This particular dial configuration is otherwise only found on the steel version of the reference of which less than 10 pieces are known publically.
The dial layout of this model is distinguished by its outer railway seconds scale emphasized by the elongated blued steel centre seconds hand. The hard enamel scales form a harmonious contrast with the applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, each above a luminous dot to correspond to the blued steel luminous hands.
The movement bears the export stamp "PXP", a mark used by Patek Philippe during the 1940s and 1950s to identify watches made for the American market.
The overall appeal of this rare ref. 565 is furthermore enhanced by its very good overall condition, including the attractively aged dial and the full case with crisp hallmark to the band.
Interestingly, the great 20th century watch collector Henry Graves, Jr. chose to wear a gold centre seconds reference 565 as his day-to-day wristwatch. That watch was sold by Christie’s New York, on 9th December 2014, lot 294.
Reference 565
The first large water-resistant watch featuring a two-piece case with screw back and dust cover, was available with either subsidiary or sweep centre seconds. Cases were made by Taubert, a company that specialized in waterproof cases. The model was available cased in yellow gold, pink gold, and stainless steel.
The first series was launched in 1938 with calibre 12'''120, the second with calibre 12’’’400 in 1950. The indirect centre seconds version featuring a calibre 12-120 SC movement started in 1939, the ébauche was the result of Victorin Piguet's and Patek Philippe's collaboration, where the centre seconds mechanism was ingeniously added to the existing 12'''120 "subsidiary seconds" movement. It was replaced by the new calibre 27 SC as of 1949.
The timelessly modern design of reference 565 served as inspiration for the creation of the 2006 stainless steel inaugural reference 5565.
To the best of our knowledge, the present watch is one of only three known examples of a gold cased indirect sweep centre seconds reference 565 with Breguet numerals, luminous dots and luminous hands. This particular dial configuration is otherwise only found on the steel version of the reference of which less than 10 pieces are known publically.
The dial layout of this model is distinguished by its outer railway seconds scale emphasized by the elongated blued steel centre seconds hand. The hard enamel scales form a harmonious contrast with the applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, each above a luminous dot to correspond to the blued steel luminous hands.
The movement bears the export stamp "PXP", a mark used by Patek Philippe during the 1940s and 1950s to identify watches made for the American market.
The overall appeal of this rare ref. 565 is furthermore enhanced by its very good overall condition, including the attractively aged dial and the full case with crisp hallmark to the band.
Interestingly, the great 20th century watch collector Henry Graves, Jr. chose to wear a gold centre seconds reference 565 as his day-to-day wristwatch. That watch was sold by Christie’s New York, on 9th December 2014, lot 294.
Reference 565
The first large water-resistant watch featuring a two-piece case with screw back and dust cover, was available with either subsidiary or sweep centre seconds. Cases were made by Taubert, a company that specialized in waterproof cases. The model was available cased in yellow gold, pink gold, and stainless steel.
The first series was launched in 1938 with calibre 12'''120, the second with calibre 12’’’400 in 1950. The indirect centre seconds version featuring a calibre 12-120 SC movement started in 1939, the ébauche was the result of Victorin Piguet's and Patek Philippe's collaboration, where the centre seconds mechanism was ingeniously added to the existing 12'''120 "subsidiary seconds" movement. It was replaced by the new calibre 27 SC as of 1949.
The timelessly modern design of reference 565 served as inspiration for the creation of the 2006 stainless steel inaugural reference 5565.