Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, May 08, 2010

LOT 485

patek philippe Pink Gold Ref. 2443 , this reference less than 10 examples are known. Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 973305, case No. 512015, Ref. 2443. Made in 1951, sold on October 3rd, 1951. Very fine and very rare, rectangular, 18K pink gold wristwatch with an 18k pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives, a Patek Philippe service receipt dated August 2006.

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

USD 19,000 - 28,000 / EUR 14,000 - 21,000

Sold: CHF 24,000

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, rectangular overhanging straight lugs. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold baton and dot indexes, subsidiary dial for the seconds, outer minute track. Pink gold baton hands. M. Cal. 9'''-90, tonneau shaped , rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 30 mm. Thickness 9 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

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To the best of our knowledge, less than 10 examples are known today: in yellow gold, a few in rose gold, and three in platinum, one of which was sold by Antiquorum in October 2000 for SFr. 80'500. A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Genève, Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 134.