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PATEK PHILIPPE

Manufacturer/Manufaktur: Patek Philippe, Geneva. Year/Jahr: 1938. Reference No./Referenz-Nr.: 524. Movement No./Werk-Nr.: 883 084. Calibre/Kaliber: 9-90, manual winding/Handaufzug. Case No./Gehäuse-Nr.: 618 770 (by R. Staffelbach & U. Rotah, Carouge, Geneva; key No. 15). Material: 18K rose gold/Roségold. Braclet-Strap/Armband: Black crocodile leather Patek Philippe strap/Schwarzes Patek Philippe-Krokodillederarmband. Clasp-Buckle/Verschluss: Gilded brass buckle/Vergoldeter Messingverschluss. Dimensions/Grösse: 40x23,1 mm. Signed/Signiert: Dial, case, movement/Zifferblatt, Gehäuse, Werk. Accessories: Extract from the Archives/Archivauszug.

Curvex and asymmetrical vertical rectangular-shaped gentleman's wristwatch. Polished two-piece case, "bombé" and stepped, with snap-on case-back. Black lacquered dial with suspended applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and indexes. 9-90 calibre, lever espapement, Glucydur screw-balance and blued steel flat hairspring, index regulator with spring and micrometric screw.

Herrenarmbanduhr mit poliertem, zweiteiligem "Bombé"-Gehäuse mit Sprungboden. Schwarzes Lack-Zifferblatt mit arabischen Gelbgold-Stundenziffern und -Indizes. Kaliber 9-90, Ankerhemmung, Glucydur-Schraubenunruh, Flachspirale aus gebläutem Stahl, Rückerzeiger mit Feder- und Mikrometer-Feinregulierung.

Bibliography: Patrizzi 2010, vol. 1, p. 266 (No. 184, this watch!); Patrizzi 2010, vol. 2, p. 74 (No. 524, this watch!).

Patek Philippe, References 523 and 524, asymmetrical, are launched in 1937 and remained in production until early-1940s. The Ref. 523 with Cal. 8-85. The Ref. 524 with Cal. 9-90 (dials without subsidiary seconds at 6). The majority in rose gold, more rarely in yellow gold, even more rarely two-tone, in rose gold and white gold (Ref. 542-1). Around 60 examples were produced. One example is known in stainless steel (case by Ed. Wenger; black dial with subsidiary seconds at 6).

The watch is so-called "Driver's" by collectors.