Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 11, 2014

LOT 293

PATEK PHILIPPE REF 2499 THIRD SERIES YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No 869339, Ref. 2499, sold January 19th 1967. Very fine and very rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, perpetual calendar, moon phases with a Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin, box and pouch.

CHF 150,000 - 250,000

HKD 1,328,000 - 221,200 / USD 171,000 - 285,000

Sold: CHF 465,750

Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, fluted lugs , concave bezel, correctors on the bands, case back, domed crystal. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, outer minutes/seconds track with every five Arabic markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register, graduation for the date at 6, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold feuille hands. Cal. 13, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decorations, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, spring-loaded micrometric regulator.


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Grade:
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 38 mm. THICKNESS 14 mm. Received as a gift from two of his friends, who purchased the watch at Gobbi Milano in 1967, the original owner didn't like the watch much. He wore it on extremely rare occasions and throughout his life, according to his family the watch was only serviced twice. Part of the celebrated third series of 2499's, this example features the nice feuille hands as often seen on earlier examples rather than the more common dauphine hands. Worn very little for the obvious reasons cited above, the watch has remained in close to new condition. Its lugs are extremely thick, two beautiful crisp and clean hallmarks on the outer side of the case, a sparkling movement and amazingly the original owner kept the original box and certificate. A rare, almost unique opportunity to acquire one of the nicest third series ever to appear at auction and fresh to the market. Property of the family of the original owner