PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVA, REF. 1578, MOVEMENT NO. 704222, CASE NO. 685685 MADE CIRCA 1955 rare, large, center-seconds, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle, polished three-body case with inclined bezel, lapidated lugs, snap-on back with engraved initials "FTC", brushed silver with applied gold dart indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals, outer minutes and 1/5 seconds divisions, yellow gold feuille hands; caliber 27SC, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, shock absorber, swan-neck micrometer regulator; dial, movement and case signed 35mm diameter
PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVA, REF. 1578, MOVEMENT NO. 704222, CASE NO. 685685 MADE CIRCA 1955 rare, large, center-seconds, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle, polished three-body case with inclined bezel, lapidated lugs, snap-on back with engraved initials "FTC", brushed silver with applied gold dart indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals, outer minutes and 1/5 seconds divisions, yellow gold feuille hands; caliber 27SC, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, shock absorber, swan-neck micrometer regulator; dial, movement and case signed 35mm diameter
Auction: Decorative Works of Art, 22nd May, 2012