3017 ♦

PATEK PHILIPPE

Manufacturer/Manufaktur: Patek Philippe, Geneva. Year/Jahr: 1951. Reference No./Referenz-Nr.: 1578. Movement No./Werk-Nr.: 700 862. Calibre/Kaliber: 27-SC, manual-winding/Handaufzug. Case No./Gehäuse-Nr.: 663 972 (by Edouard Wenger, Geneva; key No.1). Material: 18K yellow gold/Gelbgold. Braclet-Strap/Armband: Brown crocodile leather strap/Braunes Krokodillederarmband. Clasp-Buckle/Verschluss: Gilded brass buckle/Vergoldeter Messingverschluss. Dimensions/Grösse: ø 35 mm. Signed/Signiert: Dial, case, movement/Zifferblatt, Gehäuse, Werk. Accessories: Extract from the Archives/Archivauszug.

Round-shaped gentleman's wristwatch with direct centre-seconds. Polished three-piece case, with snap-on case-back, spider lugs. Case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the cypher "M.H.". Gold colour dial with revolving radial Arabic applied yellow gold numerals and radial indexes. 27 SC calibre, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance with gold poising screws and blued steel Breguet hairspring, index regulator with spring and micrometric screw, Geneva seal.

Herrenarmbanduhr mit Zentralsekunde. Poliertes, dreiteiliges Gehäuse mit Sprungboden, "Spider"-Bandanstössen und rückseitiger Gravur "M.H.". Goldfarbenes Zifferblatt mit aufgesetzten goldenen arabischen Ziffern und Indizes. Werk mit Ankerhemmung, geschnittener Bimetall-Unruh mit goldenen Abgleichschrauben, gebläuter Breguet-Spirale und Rückerzeiger mit Feder- und Mikrometer-Feinregulierung; Genfer Siegel.

Bibliography: Patrizzi 2010, vol. 2, p. 132 (No. 556, similar watch).

The Patek Philippe Reference 1578 is launched in 1943 and remained in production until the mid-1960s. The majority in yellow gold, more rarely in rose gold. The reference exists with subsidiary seconds at 6 (Cal. 12-120, Cal. 12-400 and Cal. 27 AM 400) and with centre-seconds (Cal. 12''' SC and Cal. 27 SC). Around 700 examples were produced.

The watch is so-called "Spider" by collectors.