Property of a Family from Southern California

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMLY FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL WATER-RESISTANT CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BREGUET NUMERALS

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, MOVEMENT NO. 867603, CASE NO. 653506, REF. 1463, CIRCA 1949

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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMLY FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL WATER-RESISTANT CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BREGUET NUMERALS
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Movement No. 867603, Case No. 653506, Ref. 1463, circa 1949
With nickel-finished lever movement, 23 jewels, bi-metallic compensation balance, precision regulator, adjusted to 8 position, metal dust cover, silvered matte dial with applied Breguet numerals, two subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds and 30 minute register, outer ring calibrated for tachometer, circular water-resistant-type case, screw-down monogrammed back, two round chronograph buttons in the band, case, dial and movement signed, interior of case stamped FB (Taubert), with stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle
33mm diam.

Lot Essay

Accompanied by an Extract from the Patek Philippe Archives confirming the date of sale of this watch as November 10th, 1949.

Over the past thirty years at auction, according to our research, there have been approximately only a dozen examples of the reference 1463 in stainless steel with Breguet numerals. Furthermore, the present watch has never previously appeared at auction. The combination of the rarity of the dial, the condition and the piece's freshness to the market result in a true collector's piece.

For information on the reference 1463 see lot 92.

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