Ref. 1463/1563, “Rattrapante – Water-Resistant” Patek Philippe, Genève, N°67196, case N°57132, Ref. 1463/1563. Made in 1947, sold on June 30, 1950. Exceptionally rare, extremely fine and important, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, register and tachometer dial with luminous Breguet numerals and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives and the original fitted box.
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C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined and stepped bezel, dedicated screwed-down case back, concave lugs, winding-crown also for the stop and reunite functions of the split-second hand, dust protecting cap. D. Matte silver with luminous painted Breguet numerals, outer minute track and concentric fifths of a second divisions, Arabic five-minute/seconds numerals, outermost tachometer graduation, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials. Yellow gold "lozenge" hands. M. 13"', rhodium-plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 8 adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, visible split-seconds mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed, case punched “Ref. 1463”. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 14 mm.
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