Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2015
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 2452 YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 725377, case No. 687010, Ref. 2452. Made circa 1955. Fine and rare 18K yellow gold wristwatch.
Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, fluted curved lugs. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton and dart indexes, Arabic numeral at 12, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold feuille hands. Cal. 12-400, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator.