Patek Philippe Genève, Movement No. 867873, Case No. 660222, Ref. 1579, Cal. 13''', 35 mm, circa 1950

A gentleman's almost s new rose gold Geneva wristwatch with chronograph - sold on 12/22/1950. In November 2013 the watch was given a general overhaul by Patek Philippe. With Patek Philippe extract from the archives, overhaul invoice and overhaul tag.
Case: 18k rose gold, push back, 18k Patek Philippe rose gold buckle. Dial: rose gilt, applied indexes/Arabic numerals 6-12, auxiliary seconds, 30 min. counter, gold baton hands. Movm.: bridge movement, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 8 adj., 23 jewels, Glucydur screw balance, index spring fine adjusting device.

Ref. 1579
This chronograph is a an impressive model of Patek Philippe’s famous reference 1579. The lugs are thought to resemble the legs of a spider and make this piece stand out from all the other chronograph wristwatches Patek Philippe produced during the same period of time. Equally outstanding are the fine, more or less perfect condition of the watch and the material of the case with the marvellous rose gilt dial - together they make this a truly remarkable timepiece and a magnificent example of the reference 1579.