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Lot Essay
With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present clock in 1955 and its subsequent sale on October 28th of the same year.
To the best of our knowledge this clock has never before been offered in public.
This clock is the third oldest solar clock known to the market and represents one the most important scientific breakthroughs of the mid-20th century for Patek Philippe and the scientific community. A daily exposure of only four hours of light will keep the clock running indefinitely. Accompanied by an original Patek Philippe USA newsletter from 1956, this particular clock was considered one of the most important scientific achievements of the 1950s. The newsletter states "This remarkable clock has attracted great scientific interest in the United States, at the World Symposium on Applied Solar Energy, in Phoenix, Arizona, and is now on display at the Museum of Science, Boston, Massachusetts. It will soon be available through authorized Patek Philippe dealers."
On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the development of the first clocks powered by light, it is exciting to know that new pieces of this historic reference are still newly being discovered. With an original retail price of $850 in 1955, this elegant and historically important silver clock deserve a place of honor on the desk of the true Patek Philippe connoisseur.
To the best of our knowledge this clock has never before been offered in public.
This clock is the third oldest solar clock known to the market and represents one the most important scientific breakthroughs of the mid-20th century for Patek Philippe and the scientific community. A daily exposure of only four hours of light will keep the clock running indefinitely. Accompanied by an original Patek Philippe USA newsletter from 1956, this particular clock was considered one of the most important scientific achievements of the 1950s. The newsletter states "This remarkable clock has attracted great scientific interest in the United States, at the World Symposium on Applied Solar Energy, in Phoenix, Arizona, and is now on display at the Museum of Science, Boston, Massachusetts. It will soon be available through authorized Patek Philippe dealers."
On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the development of the first clocks powered by light, it is exciting to know that new pieces of this historic reference are still newly being discovered. With an original retail price of $850 in 1955, this elegant and historically important silver clock deserve a place of honor on the desk of the true Patek Philippe connoisseur.