Lot 290

Patek Philippe Genève, Movement No. 752842, Case No. 2864755, Ref. 3969R, Cal. 215HG, 28 x 38 mm, circa 1989
A tonneau-shaped Geneva wristwatch with jumping digital hour indicator - limited edition, produced for the 150th anniversary of Patek Philippe in 1989. This watch is accompanied by an anniversary medal, a Patek Philippe letter of guarantee, a Patek Philippe certificate, a hang tag and brochures
Case: 18k pink gold, push back with engraving, 18k pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Dial: silvered.
As soon as wristwatches had established themselves during the time of the first World War, the designers broke with the traditions which had dominated the shape of the watches in the 19th century. One of the most pleasant designs in the 1920s was the tonneau-shaped case; round watches came back into favour only during the 1940s. The tonneau-shaped watch Patek Philippe produced as a new edition of an extraordinary movement combines a digital hour indication with a directly driven minute hand. Only 500 models of this watch were made - 450 in red gold and 50 in platinum.
Lit.: Patek Philippe & Cie à Genève

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