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View full screen - View 1 of Lot 2325. Reference 881/001 | A yellow gold hunting case perpetual calendar minute repeating keyless lever watch with equation of time and moon phases, Retailed by Beyer, Made in 1982 | 百達翡麗 | 型號881/001 | 黃金獵殼萬年曆三問懷錶，備時間等式及月相，由 BEYER 發行，1982年製 .

Patek Philippe

Reference 881/001 | A yellow gold hunting case perpetual calendar minute repeating keyless lever watch with equation of time and moon phases, Retailed by Beyer, Made in 1982 | 百達翡麗 | 型號881/001 | 黃金獵殼萬年曆三問懷錶，備時間等式及月相，由 BEYER 發行，1982年製

Auction Closed

October 4, 09:30 AM GMT

Estimate

1,000,000 - 2,000,000 HKD

Lot Details

Description

Patek Philippe

Reference 881/001

A yellow gold hunting case perpetual calendar minute repeating keyless lever watch with equation of time and moon phases, Retailed by Beyer, Made in 1982

百達翡麗

型號881/001

黃金獵殼萬年曆三問懷錶，備時間等式及月相，由 BEYER 發行，1982年製

Dial: silvered

Calibre: cal. 17''' mechanical, 29 jewels

Movement number: 866'714

Case: 18k yellow gold, hinged case back

Case number: 332'926

Size: 52 mm diameter

Signed: case, dial and movement, dial further signed by Beyer

Accessories: Patek Philippe Duplicata Certificate of Origin and Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1982 and its subsequent sale on 16 April 1982

附帶證書副本及後補資料庫精粹

The present watch is part of a group of 4 strictly made for Chronometre Beyer's most important clients in the early 1980s. Scholarship reveals that of these 4 watches, 3 are fitted with hunting cases and 1 with an openface case. This example, in addition to its calendar work and repeating mechanism, is also fitted with an equation of time. At any given moment, so called mean solar time deviates by a few minutes from true, or apparent solar time. this difference is referred to as the equation of time. It varies from day to day and in a mechanical watch, it is displayed by a highly complex cam mechanism.