Patek Philippe 565 J HL

Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Model so-called ‘Etanche’ Retailed by Serpico y Laino, Caracas (Venezuela) Year circa 1951 Reference 565 J HL (Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours) Movement No. 968 521 Calibre 12-120, manual-winding, 18 jewels Case No. 663 061 (by Frères Borgel, Taubert Manufacture, Geneva) Material/s yellow gold (18-carat) Bracelet yellow gold (18-carat), period bracelet Dimensions Ø 35 mm. Thickness 9.5 mm. Signature dial, case and movement Accessories Extract from the Archives Patek Philippe for Serpico y Laino Ref. 565 J HL (Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours), water-resistant case, so-called ‘Imperméable’, silver dial, lapidated indexes, made for the South American market, retailed by Serpico y Laino; nicknamed ‘Etanche’; -- The first large water-resistant wristwatch reference produced by the Manufacture, one of three known in yellow gold with this doube signature. -- Yellow gold (18-carat), manual-winding, round-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and water-resistant case. -- Case: two-piece, polished, bevelled and inclined bezel and concave lugs as one, water-resistant with screwed case-back; polished crown. Case-back stamped with the logo ‘S.&L.’. Dial: silver colour, with yellow gold applied radiating lapidated indexes, external minute track divided five by five with “perlé” beaded and dots; yellow gold ‘Dauphine’ hands. Movement: calibre 12-120, manual-winding, 18 jewels, rhodium-plated with ‘fausses côtes’ decoration, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, Glucydur screw-balance, self-compensating Breguet hairspring, polished steel index-regulator with spring and micrometric screw; movement protected by a cap against dust and humidity. -- The Extract from the Archives, dated October 29, 2019, mentions that this watch was made in 1951 and sold on November 3rd, 1951.