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869Patek PhilippeRef. 600/2 A fine and attractive pink gold open-faced pocket watch with small seconds and “pink” dial百達翡麗，型號600/2，精細，18K玫瑰金懷錶，約1945年製。附後補證書Circa 1945 44.5mm diameter Case, dial and movement signed Estimate HK$24,000 - 40,000 €2,600-4,400 $3,100-5,100 Place Advance BidContact Specialist Thomas Perazzi Head of Watches, Asia +852 2318 2031 WatchesHK@phillips.com
Condition ReportSign UporLog InDescriptionOur Buyer's Premium has been updated. View our Conditions of Sale.Manufacturer: Patek Philippe Year: Circa 1945 Reference No: 600/2 Movement No: 881’839 Case No: 419’758 Material: 18K pink gold Calibre: Manual, cal. 17”’, 18 jewels Dimensions: 44.5mm diameter Signed: Case, dial and movement signed Accessories: Update Extract Catalogue EssayThe present Patek Philippe pink gold open-faced pocket watch from circa 1945 fitted with a matching “salmon” dial is a romantic timepiece once taking a closer look inside. With a case dimension measuring 44.5mm diameter stamped with key no. 23 was made by casemaker Eggly & Cie, a Patek Philippe case supplier at the time. Powered by a cal. 17”’ nickel finished keyless lever movement, it is further stamped twice with the Geneva seal and further stamped “PXP” indicating that the present timepiece was exported to the American market. Furthermore, the inside of the caseback is further engraved with “H.B. Michener from Estella H. Michener (December 25, 1946), indicating that perhaps it was a special Christmas present from wife to husband. With a romanticized appeal, the present Patek Philippe pink gold pocket watch will certainly make a perfect Christmas present in the coming month to the love of your life.Read MoreMaker BiographyPatek PhilippeSwiss • 1839 Follow Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.View More Works