Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, May 10, 2020

LOT 242

Patek Philippe Mata Ray yellow gold

HKD 130,000 - 216,000

USD 16,500 - 27,600 / EUR 15,000 - 25,000 / CHF 16,500 - 27,600

Very rare and fine 18k yellow gold, silver dial, manual winding wristwatch.


Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Brand Patek Philippe, Switzerland

Model Manta Ray

Reference 2554

Year Circa 1952

Movement No. 974.783

Case No. 2606188

Material 18k yellow gold

Bracelet Leather

Buckle Yellow gold

Length 40

Width 28

Weight 41gr

Signature Case, dial, movement

Accessories Copy of the extract from archive

Notes

The Patek Philippe Ref. 2554 is one of the rarest post-war watches of the famous Geneva brand, founded in 1839. It was nicknamed by collectors "Manta Ray" due to the shape of its case reminding the eponymous animal. Elegant and pioneering, its design was taken up again some forty years later, in the 2000s, when Patek Philippe presented the reference 5100 to celebrate the transition to the new millennium. This very rare reference - the last time Antiquorum presented a similar piece was in 2012 - is a must-have for all collectors.