Swiss 18 carat yellow gold open faced keyless watch Circa 1944

Gold open faced keyless lever watch
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A Swiss yellow gold open faced keyless lever watch, made in 1944, manual winding jewelled nickel lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, index regulator.
Silvered dial, Breguet numerals, pearled outer minute track, subsidiary seconds, 18k yellow gold case with engraved initial WHC, gold cuvette with engraved dedication ‘M.G.C. to W.H.C. Sept 9 1946‘, case, dial, movement and cuvette signed.
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Diameter: 45 mm
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Signed: Patek, Philippe & Cie Geneva
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With an associated 14k yellow gold chain, penknife and a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives.