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Geneva, Nov 16, 2008

LOT 350

Pink Gold, Ref. 2497, First Series Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 888041, case No. 674394, Ref. 2497, first series. Made in 1953, sold on October 14th, 1970. Extremely fine and equally rare, center-seconds, 18K pink gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar,moon phases and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 400,000 - 600,000

USD 370,000 - 550,000 / EUR 250,000 - 380,000

Sold: CHF 620,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, snap-on case back engraved "Peter S. Knoll - New York City - 1980", concave bezel, fluted and curved lugs. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals and dot indexes, subsidiary dial for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds track with Arabic five second numerals. Pink gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 27- SC Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, bimetallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating blued Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

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Ref. 2497 Production of this reference began in 1951, produced in quantities not preciselyknown today, was made in yellow gold standard production, pink gold very few examples known, white gold two examples known, and platinum two examples known. - First series: with alternating upright applied gold Arabic numerals and dot indexes, center-seconds and feuille hands. Diam. 37 mm. - Second series: alternating upright applied gold Arabic numerals and dot indexes, center-seconds and dauphine hands. Diam. 37 mm. - Third series: with applied gold baton indexes, flat back, recessed winding crown and dauphine hands. Diam. 37 mm.
Similar watches are published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 285-287