This completely unrestored Patek Philippe Ref. 514 in steel is believed to have been gifted by King Umberto , one of the last kings of Italy, to the family of Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. It was recently acquired by Paul E. aka Aircooltime , a collect...
It's a Patek in steel... It's in a completely unrestored original condition... It has the original box... It was consigned by the family of the original owner who happened to be Giuseppe Verdi... It has the Savoia crest on the back... It's double-signed P...
But it’s also wonderful that such a watch is actually worn. When I saw the sky-rocketing results of the recent Decade One Phillips auction, my thought was: so many beautiful watches which will spend the next 20 years in a safe… 😭 Best, Emmanuel