Patek Philippe. A fine 18K rose gold manual wind wristwatch
Reference: 1543
Date: Circa 1945
Movement: 18-jewel Cal.12 120 manual wind, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism & 5 positions, Stamp of Geneva, No.924882
Dial: Brushed silvered, black enamel baton hour markers, Arabic numeral quarters, black outer minute divisions with gilt dot 5 minute markers, subsidiary seconds at 6, gilt pointed baton hands
Case: Brushed and polished round, snap on back, tear drop lugs, No.633479
Strap/Bracelet: Associated leather
Buckle/Clasp: Signed 18K rose gold buckle
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 36mm
Footnotes:
In 1942 Patek Philippe launched the reference 1543 which was in production for around 8 years. The cases were made by F. Baumgartner and the dials by Stern Freres. The dials can be split into two main categories - silvered and pink metal. They all typically had long thin indexes and deco stylised radial Arabic 3, 9 and 12 hour markers. The current lot represents an early example with the hour markers, signature and subsidiary dial all hard enamelled giving it a longevity other metal dials do not have.

The 1543 was produced in a very small volume and it is believed there are around only 30 examples in yellow gold and then 15, as with the current lot, in rose gold.

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