Lot 42
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Patek Philippe. A superb and very rare 18K gold hunter case minute repeating perpetual calendar keyless lever watch with phases of the moon
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Patek Philippe. A superb and very rare 18K gold hunter case minute repeating perpetual calendar keyless lever watch with phases of the moon

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, MOVEMENT NO. 47'634, CASE NO. 312'006, REF. 839, MANUFACTURED IN 1874 AND SOLD IN 1875, RECASED UPON SPECIAL REQUEST IN 1962

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Patek Philippe. A superb and very rare 18K gold hunter case minute repeating perpetual calendar keyless lever watch with phases of the moon
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, movement no. 47'634, case no. 312'006, ref. 839, manufactured in 1874 and sold in 1875, recased upon special request in 1962
Cal. 19''', with gilt-finished fully jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, wolf's tooth winding, repeating with two polished steel hammers onto two steel gongs, the silvered matt dial with Roman numerals, unusual uneven outer Railway five minute divisions, blued steel spade hands, aperture for phases of the moon combined with lunar calendar, three subsidiary dials indicating day, month and date combined with constant seconds, in massive circular case, repeating slide in the band, case and dial signed, movement signed underneath the dial
54 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

Accompanied by Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming manufacture of the present watch in 1874 and its subsequent sale on 19 July 1875. It also confirms that the original case has been replaced by the actual one, ref. 839, in 1962 on request of the customer.
Furthermore delivered with a Patek Philippe presentation box and outer packaging.

The present watch appears to be unique, as no other reference 839 is known to this day. The rarity of this watch is enhanced by the highly unusual dial featuring both uneven subsidiary dials and the outer Railway five minute divisions. Whereas antique and complicated movements by Patek Philippe can be found in modern openface cases, it is very noteworthy to point out the early gilt movement in a modern hunting case.

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