Patek Philippe 651 A N HP

Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Model Art Deco dress-watch Year circa 1937 Reference 651 A N HP (Noir or black; Heures Penchées or leaning hours) Movement No. 870 183 Calibre 17’’’, manual-winding, 18 jewels Case No. 504 635 (by Frères Borgel – Taubert Manufacture, Geneva) Material/s stainless steel Dimensions Ø 45.3 mm. Thickness 10.2 mm. Weight 55.5 gr. (approx.) Signature dial, case and movement Accessories Extract from the Archives, paperwork Patek Philippe Ref. 651 A N HP (Noir or black; Heures Penchées or leaning hours), Art Deco dress-watch, black ‘Duco’ lacquer dial, ‘Breguet’ Arabic numerals; stainless steel The only one identified of this reference with black breguet dial. -- Stainless steel, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, thin Art Deco pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock. Winding and time-setting by the crown on the pendant. -- Case: three-piece, ‘Bassine’, polished; oval-shaped clipped bow. Dial: black colour, ‘Duco’ lacquer, with stainless steel applied suspended ‘Breguet’ Arabic numerals (known as ‘HP’ for Heures Penchées or leaning hours); external minute track divided five by five with white painted radiating lines; stainless steel ‘Feuille’ leaf-shaped hands. Movement: calibre 17’’’, manual-winding, 18 jewels, rhodium-plated with ‘fausses côtes’ decoration, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws, blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with swan-neck spring and micrometric screw. -- The Extract from the Archives, dated May 17, 2024, mentions that this watch was made in 1937 and sold on November 29, 1937.