Patek Philippe 18k yellow gold single button chronograph wristwatch, retailed by Tiffany & Co., 1924
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1924
Unlike the majority of early Patek Philippe chronograph wristwatches which utilized circular cases, this unique piece features a distinctively large square 18k yellow gold case.
The watch is powered by a 13''' mechanical calibre by Victorin Piguet, characterized by its single-button chronograph mechanism integrated into the crown, allowing for stop-watch functions to be operated without additional push-pieces. The silvered dial is executed in an elegant Art Deco style, featuring vertical registers for the chronograph functions. The watch is signed on the case, dial, and movement, and is completed with a brown Attila strap and an 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.
Its provenance and construction as one of only two square-cased examples of this early series underscore its importance in the history of complicated horology.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Strap
- brown Attila strap
- Width
- 34.5 mm
- Buckle
- 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
Technical characteristics
- Calibre
- cal. 13'''
- Movement
- mechanical, jewelled
- Functions
- single button chronograph
- Case number
- 289'861
- Movement maker
- Victorin Piguet
- Movement number
- 197'919
Design
- Style
- Art Deco
- Registers
- vertical
- Dial color
- silvered
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Patek Philippe
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.