228 Patek Philippe A fine and elegant, open face pocket watch in yellow gold, with two tone dial, box and certificate of origin.
Estimate: € 8.000 – 16.000
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| model | Pocket watch |
|---|---|
| year | Circa 1930s |
| case material | 18K yellow gold |
| case number | 417'029 |
| movement type | Manual, 16 jewels |
| movement number | 826'236 |
| dimension | 46mm Diameter |
| signed | Case, dial and movement |
| accessories | Accompanied by Patek Philippe certificate of origin, additional glass with numbers written and fitted presentation box. |
There is a quiet poetry to early Patek Philippe pocket watches: mechanical purity distilled into gold and dial. This 18k yellow gold example, produced in 1930s, is a study in restrained elegance, where function and form are held in perfect balance. The two-tone sector dial, marked by symmetry and clarity, speaks of a bygone era when design was guided not by spectacle, but by proportion, nuance, and timeless purpose. Elongated feuilles hands sweep gracefully across the dial’s concentric rings, drawing the eye toward the crisply defined subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock—each element precisely considered, nothing superfluous. What elevates this piece beyond mere beauty is its state of preservation. The original fitted box still cradles the watch in its velvet lining; a spare glass, with handwritten numbers on its envelope, accompanies it. Most evocatively, the original certificate of origin, dated and handwritten, serves not just as documentation, but as a bridge back to the Geneva of the 1930s. Together, they form a complete ensemble that whispers of Patek Philippe’s golden age—when every watch was a quiet triumph of craft, and made not for trends, but for eternity.
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