Swiss 18K gold minute repeating keyless pocket watch Circa 1953

Gold watch with perpetual calendar and moon phases
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A very rare Swiss, 18 carat yellow gold minute repeating keyless pocket watch, circa 1953. With perpetual calendar and moon phases and an 18 carat gold special order Patek Philippe outer protecting case punched with the movement number. A solid, polished and brushed case, correctors on the flat band, snap on back engraved with initials M.F.C. Satiné silver dial with applied yellow gold baton and dot indexes and Roman quarter hour numerals, outer minute divisions. Subsidiary dials for the seconds, the days of the month, of the week, the months with four year cycle, aperture for the moon phases and yellow gold feuille hands.
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Rhodium plated movement, Geneva striping decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs by activating a slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed, outer case signed and numbered with the movement number.
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Diameter: 48 mm
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Signed: Patek Philippe  Genève
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Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives
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To date, only four examples of this model including the present watch have been offered at auction. The Extract from the Archives confirms that an outer protection case was made for this watch making it unique amongst this reference. Variations of Reference 699 Ref. 699/2, was fitted with the American Calendar triple window for day, date and month indication. To date, only five examples are known. Ref. 699/3, the third variant, features a two train movement and trip minute repeating activated by a button in the crown, only two examples of this model are known to exist to date.