PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE AND EARLY 18K GOLD RECTANGULAR CURVED HINGED WRISTWATCH WITH GILT DIAL AND “EXPLOSION” NUMERALS, SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO, GENEVE, RETAILED BY EBERHARD MILAN, REF. 10, MOVEMENT NO. 192’464, CASE NO. 287’540, MANUFACTURED IN 1919

PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE AND EARLY 18K GOLD RECTANGULAR CURVED HINGED WRISTWATCH WITH GILT DIAL AND “EXPLOSION” NUMERALS
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO, GENEVE, RETAILED BY EBERHARD MILAN, REF. 10, MOVEMENT NO. 192’464, CASE NO. 287’540, MANUFACTURED IN 1919
Movement: cal. 9’”, manual, 15 jewels, signed
Dial: signed by maker and retailer
Case: hinged curved back, 23.8 mm. wide, 41 mm. overall length, signed
With: later 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvered dial and dauphine numerals in 1919 and its subsequent sale on 9 September 1921.

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Pre-Lot Text
PATEK PHILIPPE
Early “Explosion” Numerals Ref. 11

The Property of an Italian Private Collector