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Tuesday 27 September, 2011 - 12:00 PM EDT

Only Watch Auction: Patek Philippe Sold at 1.4 million Euros!

It seems that Patek Philippe outstanded the bids of the Only Watch Auction once again! Having the highest selling watch at the Only Watch charity Auction in 2009, Patek Philippe’s one-of-a-kind timepiece selection for this year was once again ranked way up high in the bidders’ choice award the sum of 1.4 million euros for Monaco’s charity to fund medical research for the Ducheme Muscular Distrophy.

Based on the emblematic model ref.     3939, Patek Philippe created a unique stainless steel Minute Repeater with a black enamel dial, sending with this timepiece a message of hope for the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research, triplication its estimated value of 450,000 euros to reach the amount of 1.4 million euros at the auction last weekend.

Accompanied by a presentation box, a Certificate of Origin, a certificate of unique piece and a rate accuracy certificate, this timepiece will decorate the collection of one happy bidder and brign a big help to the caused sponsored by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco.








Technical details:

Case: Three-body, polished stainless steel.

Crystal: Sapphire crystal and sapphire-crystal case back.

Caseback: Interchangeable stainless steel solid case back.

Dial: Black enamel with applied white gold Breguet numerals. Small seconds subsidiary dial.

White gold Breguet hands.

Movement: Mechanical manually wound movement.

Power reserve: 48 hs

Caliber R TO 27 PS, stamped with the Patek Philippe Seal hallmark, rhodiumplated, Geneva striping (Côtes de Genève), 28 jewels.

Case diameter: 33.3 mm






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