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Very rare 36 mm 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe Chronograph "oversized", reference 1579 chronograph has two rectangular push-buttons and tachometer.
This reference takes a unique position in the production of chronographs Patek Philippe, with its large 36 mm case its stylized facetted lugs, called "Spyder lugs".
The gold bezel is inclined.
It’s a plexiglass and the bottom is clipped.
The silvered dial has applied gold square and Arabic numerals and a railway fifth of a second combined with Arabic five minutes divisions, outer tachymetre scale graduated to 1000 units per hour, two sunken subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minutes register.
Hands are yellow gold feuille style.
The caliber 13``` is rhodium plated with 23 jewels, straight line lever.escapement, monometallic balance with 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet.balance spring, swanneck micrometer regulator.
The movement is marked with the « poinçon de Genève ».
470 watches in yellow gold, pink gold, steel and platinum were produced in 20 years from 1943 to 1963.
250 copies were produced in yellow gold, less than 10 in steel, less than 5 in platinum and about 200 in pink gold.
This model of 1954 proposed for sale was completely restored by Patek Philippe in 2013.
Sold with its original box and its Extract from the Patek Philippe Archives confirming its date of manufacture in 1954 and its date of sale on January 9, 1956.
An excellent investment for the future because nowadays it is rare to find watches manufactured so few copies.
