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PATEK PHILIPPE
PRE-REFERENCE RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH

CIRCA: 1928
CASE MATERIAL: 18k white gold
CASE DIAMETER: 30 x 25mm (H x W)
BRACELET / STRAP MATERIAL: Black alligator with Patek Philippe buckle in 18k white gold
DIAL: Silvered
MOVEMENT: Manual
FUNCTIONS: Time only
CALIBER: 10'''
ACCESSORIES: Extract from the Archives confirming manufacture date of 1928 and sale date of October 12, 1929
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Patek Philippe did not use reference numbers to identify their watches before the early 1930s. Therefore this particular example does not have one. The case, movement, and dial are signed making this triple signed. The dial has an Art Deco style with Arabic numerals and spade hands. For an 89 year old watch, this timepiece is in well preserved condition relative to many other wristwatches from this period that are now sadly in poor condition.

This watch was sold on October 12, 1929 just a couple weeks before the Wall Street crash of 1929, known as Black Thursday.

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