Joseph "The Godfather" Bonanno Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 966280, case No. 302352, Ref. 1516. Made in the late 1940s. Very fine, extremely rare and important, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with a 14K yellow gold brick link bracelet, given to him by Charlie "Lucky Luciano" in Palermo in 1957. Accompanied by a notarized letter from Joseph Bonanno's daughter, Catherine Bonanno Genovese, stating the family history and the history of this watch. | Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watche
Joseph "The Godfather" Bonanno Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 966280, case No. 302352, Ref. 1516. Made in the late 1940s. Very fine, extremely rare and important, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with a 14K yellow gold brick link bracelet, given to him by Charlie "Lucky Luciano" in Palermo in 1957. Accompanied by a notarized letter from Joseph Bonanno?s daughter, Catherine Bonanno Genovese, stating the family history and the history of this watch., USD 5,000 - 8,000 EUR 4,000 - 6,200 / CHF 5,800 - 9,000Sold: USD 36,000 C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs. D. Champagne with applied radial yellow gold Roman numerals and faceted baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 12-120, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 32 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
New York, Mar 05, 2009
LOT 393 Joseph "The Godfather" Bonanno Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 966280, case No. 302352, Ref. 1516. Made in the late 1940s. Very fine, extremely rare and important, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with a 14K yellow gold brick link bracelet, given to him by Charlie "Lucky Luciano" in Palermo in 1957. Accompanied by a notarized letter from Joseph Bonanno?s daughter, Catherine Bonanno Genovese, stating the family history and the history of this watch.
USD 5,000 - 8,000 EUR 4,000 - 6,200 / CHF 5,800 - 9,000
Sold: USD 36,000
C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs. D. Champagne with applied radial yellow gold Roman numerals and faceted baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 12-120, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 32 mm. Thickness 10 mm.
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