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Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 538

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 888065, case No. 679799, Ref. 2497, first series. Production of this reference started in 1951. Very fine and rare, astronomic, center-seconds, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wrist-watch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

CHF 180,000 - 220,000

EUR 113,000 - 139,000 / USD 140,000 - 172,000

Sold: CHF 223,500

C. Three-body, solid, polished, domed case back, concave bezel, fluted and curved lugs.D. Matte silver withalternating upright applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dot indexes, graduation for the days of themonth, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "Feuille" hands.M. Cal. 27-SC Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5poitions, shock-absorber, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3

Good
Dial: 3- 01

Good

Notes

Ref. 2497 First series from 1951 to 1958 with applied Arabic nume-rals and "Feuille" hands. Second series from 1958 to 1960 with applied Arabic numerals and "Dauphine" hands. Third series with applied gold indexes and "Dauphine" hands. This reference, produced in quantities not precisely known today, was made in yellow gold, white gold only (one example known today), and platinum (only one known today). The two references were no longer listed in the Patek Philippe 1964 catalogue. Similar watches are published is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 285-287.