For sale is a pre-owned very rare Swiss Philip Watch Chaux de Fonds Philmaster automatic men's watch, likely produced in the late 1950s / early 1960s.
18K solid gold case and case back. Swiss Philip Watch high grade automatic movement, porbably based on ETA 2452, 57j.

Philip Watch Polerouter homage.
A very rare watch in outstanding state of preservation. We're pretty confident you won't see another one in 18K gold and in this condition.

Original Philip Watch-signed white crosshair dial in excellent condition overall, no immediately visible imperfections.
Outer rose gold-colored metal ring showing slight discoloration.
Hands and replacement plexi crystal in excellent shape. 
Date indicator at 3h, semi quickset via 12-7-12.
Philip Watch-signed rose gold plated crown, likely original to the watch.


18K solid rose gold case and case back with a number of light surface scratches, mostly on the case back, but nothing grave.
Bezel and lugs in very good to excellent cosmetic condition.
Please see pics for further details.


This Philmaster is winding, setting and running well. It is currently keeping good vintage time (ca. +33sec per day, based on a recent 24hr time check).
It comes on a brown leather strap with unsigned gold plated buckle.

Measurements are ca. 35.5mm in diameter excl. crown, and ca. 43mm lug-to-lug. Lug width ca. 18mm.
Please note that most vintage watches are smaller than contemporary models.
Men's watches marketed in the 50s and 60s regularly featured case diameters between 31mm and 35mm, while diameters between 36mm -38mm were considered 'oversize' or 'jumbo'.

No box or papers, watch only. Low starting price. No reserve.

Will ship worldwide with few exceptions.
High value items via expedited international shipping with tracking at ca. US$ 58 to most destinations, via Fedex or similar (intra-Asian rates vary, Singapore & Malaysia US$ 10-25).
We will adjust shipping costs in your final invoice, as per applicable costs to your destination.
Courier delivery usually within 2-5 business days.

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