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With Patek Philippe Extract of the Archives confirming production of the present watch with rose dial and tachymetre scale in 1941 and its subsequent sale on 14 July 1941.
Reference 591 is without question one of Patek Philippe's least known chronograph models. According to research, less than 30 examples of this reference, cased in either yellow or pink gold, have appeared in public to date, the exceedingly small production rendering it rarer than any other chronograph model of the period.
Reference 591 differs from all other Patek Philippe chronographs by its generous yet subtle case proportions. Its cylindrical body highlighted by a stepped bezel is crowned with four "bean-shaped" lugs with straight sides. Consequently this reference responds particularly badly to insensible polishing as it quickly loses the angle to the bezel and the edges to the lugs. The present specimen however has preserved these details to a very high extent, further underlined by the crispness of the gold mark in the side. Its unrestored pink dial, confirmed by the Extract from the Archives, impresses by its rich shine and the incredibly raised hard enamel signatures and scales, beautifully harmonizing with the pink gold case.
Consigned by a private collector and fresh to the market, the present reference 591 is believed to be one of less than ten examples of this model in pink gold with pink gold dial to appear at auction to date. It is however one of only three featuring the unusual Roman and dot numeral layout as opposed to the better known Arabic and baton numerals.
Rarity, condition and provenance render this example of the mythical reference 591 a fine trophy for the collector of unusual vintage chronographs.
Reference 591 is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 266, pl. 411.
Reference 591 is without question one of Patek Philippe's least known chronograph models. According to research, less than 30 examples of this reference, cased in either yellow or pink gold, have appeared in public to date, the exceedingly small production rendering it rarer than any other chronograph model of the period.
Reference 591 differs from all other Patek Philippe chronographs by its generous yet subtle case proportions. Its cylindrical body highlighted by a stepped bezel is crowned with four "bean-shaped" lugs with straight sides. Consequently this reference responds particularly badly to insensible polishing as it quickly loses the angle to the bezel and the edges to the lugs. The present specimen however has preserved these details to a very high extent, further underlined by the crispness of the gold mark in the side. Its unrestored pink dial, confirmed by the Extract from the Archives, impresses by its rich shine and the incredibly raised hard enamel signatures and scales, beautifully harmonizing with the pink gold case.
Consigned by a private collector and fresh to the market, the present reference 591 is believed to be one of less than ten examples of this model in pink gold with pink gold dial to appear at auction to date. It is however one of only three featuring the unusual Roman and dot numeral layout as opposed to the better known Arabic and baton numerals.
Rarity, condition and provenance render this example of the mythical reference 591 a fine trophy for the collector of unusual vintage chronographs.
Reference 591 is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 266, pl. 411.