The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 832

Ref. 2499 Yellow Gold, ?Tachometer Dial? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868538, case No. 691605, Ref. 2499, first series. Made in 1953, sold on October 1st, 1956. Extremely fine and rare astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, 30-minute register, perpetual calendar and moon phases, with tachometer dial. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

CHF 500,000 - 650,000

EUR 320,000 - 415,000 / USD 385,000 - 500,000

Sold: CHF 581,700

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, fluted curved lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute register, graduation for the days of the month, outer tachometer graduation, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 13'''CC, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Height 13,5 mm. To be sold without reserve


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

The present lot was previously sold by Antiquorum, Geneva, October 24, 2004, Lot 253. Ref. 2499 Produced in 349 examples from 1951 to 1985, very few with tachometer, the majority in yellow gold, and a very few examples in pink gold. - First series: from 1951 to circa 1960, with applied upright Arabic numerals, "feuille" hands, and square chronograph pushbuttons. - Second series: with round buttons, "feuille" hands, and applied Arabic numerals. - Third series: round buttons, "dauphine" hands, applied indexes. - Fourth series: from 1960 to 1978, round buttons, "dauphine" or "feuille" hands, applied "bâton" indexes, sapphire crystal. In this series, only four watches with black dials are known. Only one split-seconds chronograph with waterproof case is known bearing this reference, specially made by Patek Philippe for Gobbi, Milano, in 1982