SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO GENÈVE, REF. 425, MOVEMENT NO. 839’355, CASE NO. 648’362, MANUFACTURED IN 1947

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND ELEGANT PLATINUM RECTANGULAR-SHAPED CURVED WRISTWATCH
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO GENÈVE, REF. 425, MOVEMENT NO. 839’355, CASE NO. 648’362, MANUFACTURED IN 1947
Movement: Manual, Cal. 9’’’90, 18 jewels, signed
Dial: Silvered matte, applied platinum baton numerals, outer railway minute divisions, eccentric subsidiary seconds, signed
Case: Platinum, rectangular-shaped curved case, curved snap on back, 20.5 mm width, 34 mm length, signed
With: Platinum Patek Philippe buckle, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1947 and its subsequent sale on October 3th, 1947

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Lot Essay

The present watch, is a highly attractive example of the reference 425 in platinum.

Manufacture of 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, Patek Philippe’s finest non-circular movement of the period.

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