SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 802, MOVEMENT NO. 866’647, CASE NO. 2’700’495, MANUFACTURED IN 1963

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD TWENTY DOLLAR COIN WATCH
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 802, MOVEMENT NO. 866’647, CASE NO. 2’700’495, MANUFACTURED IN 1963
MOVEMENT: Manual, Cal 175, 18 jewels
DIAL: Gilt brushed, Breguet numerals
CASE: 18k gold, snap on back, hinged within a United States of America Twenty Dollar coin, the front with the Lady of Liberty and dated 1924, the bald eagle to the reverse, the watch revealed by pressing the thumbpiece in the milled band, 35 mm. diam.
ACCOMPANIED BY: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming date of sale on 27 November 1972.

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Lot Essay

This watch is part of a small series of gold coin watches, given reference numbers 800 to 809, using the US$5 (Ref. 800), US$10 (Ref. 801), US$20 (Ref. 802 & 803), CHF100 (Ref. 804), Pesos 50 (Ref. 805) and others. The earliest coin watches were made in the late 1920s and production of this novelty form of watch continued until the 1980s.

The presently offered coin watch was made with an authentic United States of America Twenty Dollar coin dated 1924. The coin was sliced and cut to perfectly accommodate a hinged inner case containing the dial and calibre 175 movement.

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