Details
Circa: 1946
Movement: Manual, Cal. 9''', 18 jewels
Dial: Gilt
Case: 18k gold, snap on back, 34mm diam., hinged within a United States of America Twenty Dollar coin, the front with the Lady of Liberty and dated 1925, the bald eagle to the reverse, revealed by pressing the thumbpiece in the milled band
Accompanied By: A Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with Breguet numerals in 1946 and its subsequent sale on 10 January 1950, and slip case


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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. No other coin watches were since made by Patek Philippe.

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