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very rare and attractive black pearl....
...many thanks, Marv for additional pics. they are so attractive indeed.
have a question from AlexG's pic, there is a word "BIRKS" on the dial, what does that mean? please forgive if this a simple question!
from my previous post, PP only sold 8 Reverso watches under his company's name, but for this VC Reverso, do you know how did many of this Reverso watch sell?
cheers,
stefan
vintage Reverso by PP...
as you may be aware of this, there is an important event happening in town Singapore - namely Patek Philippe's "The Values of A Family Watch Company" Grand Exhibition in Singapore ( "the fantastic report by Kong can be clicked from this link here" ). toda...
Thanks for this piece of History, Stefan.
Thank you a lot for reminding us the story behind the Reverso, and that some other brands than Lecoutre, Jaeger or Jaeger-LeCoultre released this model. I tried to find a picture of the black dialed Reverso from PP ( SUBLIME ), but I couldn't find it in m...
Black vintage Reverso
Here is a beautiful reverso released by PP with black dial. The serial is 609481 (just one digit below the PP Museum reverso) and the case is also in white gold. credit : Antiquorum credit : Antiquorum And another gorgeous reverso with black dial was rece...
If they are attractive, Marv?
Oooh YES! Thanks for having found the pics! Best, Nicolas
very rare and attractive black pearl....
...many thanks, Marv for additional pics. they are so attractive indeed. have a question from AlexG's pic, there is a word "BIRKS" on the dial, what does that mean? please forgive if this a simple question! from my previous post, PP only sold 8 Reverso wa...
Birks is a Canadian jewelry store...
... that still exists today. In my part of the world, they are called Mayors, but still markets private label Birks watches. The Hamilton version of the Reverso was called the "Otis" and was sold in the USA from 1938-41. There is a US patent number on the...
thanks so much, gatorcpa...
... thanks for the explanation. now i understand what is "BIRKS", it likes those other jewelry companies, Cartier, Gubelin, Bucherer, Tiffany etc also to market some high-end watches but sourced from other big watchmaking companies. also thanks for the pi...
Nico, glad to hear you also like the info...
... for myself, i have not heard of this history behind Reverso, i personally find it very interesting. i think everyone who loves Reverso, also like to understand more how and where is the origin of this Reverso. in any case, all these vintage watches ar...
Thank you, Stefan and Kong!
Very interesting! The Reverso do have an extensive history! Best Blomman