This will be auctioned by Phillips
This watch belonged to one of the men responsible for building the Empire State Building. It was made in 1929 and that was confirmed by Patek Philippe. It is expected to bring.$15,000-$30,000. The article is on robbreport.com this morning.,, ...
Thanks for the post - two things
Better to have Patek on the dial imho. The other being provenance. I've seen a watch in auction of a watch Eisenhower owned. If my memory is correct (wouldn't bet money on it!) it was a Universal Geneve Tri Compax. No big bump in value. I bought a watch w...
It had been cleaned, but this is completely to be expected for a watch from the 1920s.
Also, the yellow gold alloy from the 20s were much softer I think. Do the photos show the hallmarks on the sides of the case?