Lot 44
44
Patek Philippe. A fine platinum rectangular-shaped curved wristwatch with American case
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Patek Philippe. A fine platinum rectangular-shaped curved wristwatch with American case

Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, ref. 425, movement no. 834'523, case no. 219'441, manufactured in 1941

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Patek Philippe. A fine platinum rectangular-shaped curved wristwatch with American case
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, ref. 425, movement no. 834'523, case no. 219'441, manufactured in 1941
MOVEMENT: manual, cal. 9'''90, stamped twice with the Geneva seal and PXP, 18 jewels
DIAL: silvered matte, applied platinum baton numerals, outer railway minute divisions, subsidiary seconds
CASE: American made platinum, rectangular-shaped curved case, curved snap on engraved back , 20.5 mm. width, 34 mm length
BUCKLE: stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle
ACCOMPANIED BY: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvered dial, platinum lapped indexes in 1941 and its subsequent sale on 20 June 1942. The Extract furthermore confirms that the case is not mentioned in the firms' archives
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Lot Essay

The present watch is a beautiful example of reference 425 made for the American market. In fact, it bears a typical American "PPCo." case without any Swiss hallmarks, added by the Patek Philippe's retailer in the USA to which movement and dial were supplied.

The movement bears the stamp "PXP", a mark used by Patek Philippe during the 1940s and 1950s to identify watches made for the American market.

Reference 425
Reference 425 was launched in 1934 and remained in production until 1960 when it was replaced by the slightly larger reference 2461. Together with the legendary Calatrava reference 96 it was one of Patek Philippe's most popular wristwatches, its typical Art Deco architectural design serving as inspiration for the firm's other rectangular models of the time. It was fitted with the celebrated rectangular-shaped calibre 9-90, the finest non-circular movement of the period.


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