Swiss Art Deco dress watch with platinum open faced case Circa 1920

Dress watch in original sales box  
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A unique, numbered Art Deco dress watch made for Tiffany & Co. by Patek, Philippe & Co. in Genève, Switzerland, circa 1920. The open faced case of this watch is crafted from platinum, its face is set with 62 cut sapphires, another four sapphires as well as four brilliant cut diamonds and a large baguette cut diamond are found on the square shaped bow. The silvered dial has baguette cut diamond hour indexes, a raised enamelled central minute track and spade hands, the fine Patek Philippe precision movement has a moustache lever escapement and wolf’s toothing. Case and movement have matching numbers, dial, movement and box are signed.
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Dimensions incl. bow: 35 x 45 mm
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Weight: 58 g
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Signed: Patek, Philippe & C^o Geneva Switzerland
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This timepiece comes in its original presentation box. The outstandingly designed case is a goldsmith’s custom work in platinum and was made in the USA by Tiffany & Co.
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In the mid to late 20^th century, a few well known European watch manufacturers exported movements in transport cases to the United States of America. There, these were encased in high quality cases by local jewellers, such as Tiffany & Co. in New York for Patek Philippe. In this particular case according to the personal taste of their customers.