315. Patek Philippe
An extremely rare and historically important
stainless steel openface watch with one minute
tourbillon regulator awarded the first prize at the
Geneva Astronomical Observatory for the timing
contest on February 3, 1931 with two tone sector dial,
additional yellow gold case, dial, hands and fitted
presentation box
百達翡麗，極罕有及非常重要，不銹鋼天文台陀飛輪懷錶，雙色
錶盤，附黃金錶殼和琺瑯錶盤、指針、錶盒，1924年製
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Manufacturer
Year
Patek Philippe
1924
Movement No.
Case No.
Material
Calibre
Dimensions
198’381
416’638
Stainless steel
TO 22’’’, 16 jewels
57 mm. diameter steel
case, 60 mm. diameter
gold case
Case, dial and
movement signed
Signed
Estimate
HKD 3,900,000-8,000,000
USD503,000-1,030,000
Accessories
With Patek Philippe additional gold case,
enamel dial, hands, fitted Patek Philippe
presentation box. With Patek Philippe
Extract from the Archives confirming the
production of the present openface watch
with one minute tourbillon regulator in
1924 and its subsequent sale on October
22nd, 1935.
Literature
This watch is prominently featured in
Patek Philippe Steel Watches by John
Goldberger, page 22 and 23.
For the only other known stainless steel
openface watch with tourbillon that is in
the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva,
please see Exposition de la fabuleuse
collection privée de Patek Philippe , 100
fig. 487.
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