Patek Philippe 565 A SC HP

Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Model so-called ‘Etanche’ Retailed by on the North American market Year circa 1945 Reference 565 A SC HP (Seconde au Centre or Second at the Centre; Heures Penchées or leaning hours) Movement No. 864 651 Calibre 12-120 SCi, manual-winding, 18 jewels Case No. 639 971 (by Frères Borgel, Taubert Manufacture, Geneva) Material/s stainless steel Bracelet leather strap Buckle stainless steel pin-buckle, signed Dimensions Ø 36 mm. Thickness 11.4 mm. Signature dial, case and movement Accessories Extract from the Archives Patek Philippe Ref. 565 A SC HP (Seconde au Centre or Second at the Centre; Heures Penchées or leaning hours), centre-seconds, water-resistant case so-called ‘Imperméable’, silver dial, ‘Breguet’ numerals, retailed on the North American market; nicknamed ‘Etanche’ by collectors; stainless steel -- The first large water-resistant wristwatch reference produced by the Manufacture, with centre-seconds and ‘Breguet’ Arabic numerals -- Stainless steel, manual-winding, round-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, with centre-seconds 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 engraved with the name ‘S. N. Leshin’. Dial: silver colour, with stainless steel applied suspended ‘Breguet’ Arabic numerals, external minute track divided five by five, with 1/5th of a second, with black painted radiating lines; stainless steel ‘Feuille’ leaf-shaped hands. Movement: calibre 12-120 SCi, 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; indirect centre-seconds mechanism; movement protected by a cap against dust and humidity. Movement stamped ‘PXP’, the American importer’s code for Patek Philippe, indicating that this watch was retailed on the US market. -- The Extract from the Archives, dated November 3rd, 2020, mentions that this watch was made in 1945 and sold on May 6, 1946.