Rare vintage patek philippe solar dome clock very collectable

EXTREMELY RARE & SUPER COLLECTABLE !!!

MUSEUM PATEK PHILIPPE DOME SOLAR CLOCK !!! 

I JUST PAID 500 CHF & I ORDERED THE EXTRACT FROM THE ARCHIVES AND AM WAITING TO GET IT FROM PATEK IN SEPTEMBER !!!

Similar clock sold from 1st DIBS for about €42.000

Dome clock with solar energy.

Ivory color dial marked with a brass circle engraved with the hours.

Dauphine hands in matt gilt brass.

Cylindrical brass cabinet surmounted by the dome that houses a miniaturized solar cell. Geometric designs ribbed.

Movement cal 17-250, 28 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, bimetallic balance wheel, Breguet balance spring, micrometric swan neck. Powered by luminous cells mounted in an opening in the case dome.

Signed on the dial and the movement. 

Working but no any warranty.

No service history

Dimensions : 22 x 13 cm

A golden brass Dôme clock  by Patek Philippe. 

Circa 1960.

Patek Philippe first announced the development of their dome clocks in the mid-1950s, and news quickly spread of a novel form of timekeeping that harnessed the power of the sun. The original retail price for this clock in the 1950s was $1250. 

 At the time, these clocks were the most cutting-edge technology one could buy for the home, and the most luxurious item imaginable. A closer look at this clock reveals the incredible attention to detail that Patek Philippe committed in order to obtain a level of finish appropriate to this mid century icon of design. This clock features the first generation solar technology used by Patek Philippe’s solar and atomic labs. A 17 lignes pocket watch movement is at the heart of the timekeeping and it is kept fully wound by a tandem powering system of solar power and a backup system using an accumulator (battery). 

The case is decorated by hand engraved geometric forms. At the dawn of the race into space, this clock was a glimpse into the future of technology and a design aesthetic that cannot be separated from the contest to conquer the stars. Is the fact that these dome clocks are shaped the same as R2D2 a coincidence? I think not.