Nelson
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Patek Ref.130 - unique dial?
Having seen hundreds of Patek Philippe ref. 130s in my life, I have never seen one with the unusual dial shown below.
Of course, the applied Breguet numerals are not exceptionally rare, but note the SECOND TRACKS! Where virtually every watch I have seen with this dial has a tachymetre/tachometer/pulsometer outer ring, this one has a simple minute track.
Has anyone seen this exact variation before? A recent Extract from the Archives shows the watch was produced in 1939...

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