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Property of an Important Asian Collector

Patek Philippe

Reference 1579 | A pink gold chronograph wristwatch, Made in 1950 | 百達翡麗 | 型號1579 | 粉紅金計時腕錶,1950年製

Auction Closed

October 5, 06:57 AM GMT

Estimate

700,000 - 1,200,000 HKD

Lot Details

Description

Property of an Important Asian Collector 

Patek Philippe

Reference 1579

A pink gold chronograph wristwatch, Made in 1950

百達翡麗

型號1579 

粉紅金計時腕錶,1950年製


Dial: silvered

Calibre: cal. 13''' mechanical, 23 jewels

Movement number: 867'868

Case: 18k pink gold, snap on case back

Case number: 660'223

Closure: grey unsigned leather strap and 18k pink gold Patek Philippe Henri Stern buckle

Size: 36 mm diameter

Signed: case, dial and movement

Accessories: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1950 and its subsequent sale on 27 December 1950

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Launched in 1943, the reference 1579 is one of the most distinctive vintage chronographs from Patek Philippe. Released 7 years after the reference 130, the reference 1579 features rectangular chronograph pushers and a very distinctive "spider lugs" design. Collectors have discovered two series for it, the first series with baton indexes and a second series with applied gold square dots, such as the present example. The second series could be further differentiated into two marks, the first mark such as the present example with a full railway track scale, and the second mark without one. Cased in various metals, the present example is made in pink gold and offered at 36 mm, which is rather large for a vintage chronograph timepiece. 
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