Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 11, 2014

LOT 272

PATEK PHILIPPE REF 2597 FIRST-SERIES TWO-TIME ZONE YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "Calatrava", No. 729407, case No. 209763, Ref. 2597 HS. Made circa 1959. Very fine and rare, two time-zone, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with three hands and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

USD 150,000 - 200,000

HKD 1,165,000 - 1,550,000 / CHF 145,000 - 190,000

Sold: USD 153,750

Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs, band bearing two buttons activating the second blued steel hour hand forwards and backwards to indicate world time, independently by steps of one hour at a time. Matte silver with applied yellow gold and painted indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands. Cal. 12-400 HS, stamped twice with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator.


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Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

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Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 35 mm. THICKNESS 9 mm. REF. 2597 HS Production of this reference started in 1958. It was produced in two series: - first series, with an adjustable jumping hour hands; - second series, with a second adjustable jumping blued steel hour hand; the manufacture of this second series began in March 1962. Similar watches are published in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 184.