Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Monaco, Jul 16, 2019

LOT 217

PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 2456, YELLOW GOLD

EUR 12,000 - 18,000 *

CHF 13,500 - 20,000 / HKD 105,000 - 160,000 / USD 13,500 - 20,000

Very fine and rare manual-winding, rectangular-shaped, 18k yellow gold wristwatch with salmon dial.

Belle et rare montre en or jaune 18k (750). Boîtier rectangulaire. Cadran saumon avec aiguilles et index appliqués or. Petite trotteuse à 6h. Mouvement mécanique manuel.


Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3-40

Good

Slightly repolished

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-50-01

Good

Refreshed

HANDS Original

Brand Patek Philippe

Reference 2456

Year Circa 1951

Movement No. 973227

Calibre  9-90, Glucydur screw balance and self-compensating Breguet hairspring, index regulator with swan-neck spring and micrometric screw, adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions

Case No. 665439 (by F. Baumgartner, Geneva).

Dimensions 38.5 x 23.2 mm

Signature Case, dial and movement

Accessories Extract from the Archives

Notes

The Extract from the Archives, dated June 17, 1996, mentions that this watch was sold on July 24, 1951.
L’Extrait d’Archives, date du 17 juin 1996, mentionne que la montre fut vendue le 24 juillet 1951.

Provenance

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