Swiss gold open faced with specially made dial Circa 1930

Gold watch retailed by V. Astrua of Turin
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A very fine and rare Swiss, 18 carat yellow gold keyless pocket watch with a special dial, circa 1930. Made specially for V. Astrua Turin, sold on March 17, 1931. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. A polished plain case with a concealed hinge and a hinged gold cuvette. Champleve enamel dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, gold outer minute track, small seconds and gold hands. Lever escapement. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed.
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Diameter: 47 mm
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Signed: Patek, Philippe & Co.  Genève
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Made for the prestigious Italian retailer V. Astrua of Turin, the present watch is one of very few Patek Philippe watches that are known with specially made dials to the customer’s order, those other known examples were usually made for watches for Observatory trial. That does not seem to be the case for the present watch and it has not been possible to discover the meaning of the series of numbers on the dial, presumably only of significance to Astrua.