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Patek Philippe in AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY
Patek Philippe & Co., Geneva, splendid gold and enamel open-faced watch with faux 'nephrite' enamel back 1921.
This is exactly the same watch listed in book 'PATEK PHILIPPE: THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY by NICHOLAS FOULKES'.
Movement: 17''' damascened, lever escapement, 18 jewels, bi-metallic compensation balance, wolf's tooth winding, signed and numbered.
Dial: champagne, Breguet numerals, blued steel moon hands, sunken subsidiary seconds
Case: 18ct gold Murat style, back cover with faux nephrite green background, black, blue and green champlevé enamel bird motif to the centre, the bezel and bow decorated with black champlevé enamel heightened with lapis lazuli roundels and heightened with gold beading and scrolls, signed and numbered.
Diameter 45mm
Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives confirming production in 1921 and sale on 1 October 1929. The Extract further confirms the enamel and lapis decoration to the case and the bird motif to the centre of the case back.
It is interesting to note that the Extract notes the date of sale at the beginning of the month of October in 1929, at the end of the same month the Wall Street Crash would devastatingly strike markets across the world.
This is exactly the same watch listed in book 'PATEK PHILIPPE: THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY by NICHOLAS FOULKES'.
Movement: 17''' damascened, lever escapement, 18 jewels, bi-metallic compensation balance, wolf's tooth winding, signed and numbered.
Dial: champagne, Breguet numerals, blued steel moon hands, sunken subsidiary seconds
Case: 18ct gold Murat style, back cover with faux nephrite green background, black, blue and green champlevé enamel bird motif to the centre, the bezel and bow decorated with black champlevé enamel heightened with lapis lazuli roundels and heightened with gold beading and scrolls, signed and numbered.
Diameter 45mm
Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives confirming production in 1921 and sale on 1 October 1929. The Extract further confirms the enamel and lapis decoration to the case and the bird motif to the centre of the case back.
It is interesting to note that the Extract notes the date of sale at the beginning of the month of October in 1929, at the end of the same month the Wall Street Crash would devastatingly strike markets across the world.
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