Phillips Geneva · 2020
Patek Philippe — Chronograph "Spider Lugs"
Reference 1579 · Platinum
$2,050,000
≈ CHF1.65M · €1.79M · £1.54M · HK$16.07M · ¥330,665,000
About this lot
One of only three known examples of the reference 1579 cased in platinum. This piece features unique blue enamel graphics and the reference's signature faceted "spider" lugs.
Ranks #37 of 77 Patek Philippe auction lots we track (top 48%) · #86 of 1,119 documented luxury watch sales overall (top 8%) · all Patek Philippe records →
Source: https://www.phillips.com/detail/patek-philippe/CH080120/214
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