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LOT 200
Ref. 2499, Yellow Gold "Fourth Series"
Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 869462, case No. 2700414, Ref. 2499, retailed by Beyer (Zurich).
Made in 1976, sold on August 26th, 1976.
Very fine and rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph,
30-minute register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied
by the Extract from the Archives.
HKD 1,900,000 - 2,400,000
USD 245,000 - 310,000 / EUR 195,000 - 245,000
Sold: HKD 2,085,000
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, fluted lugs, domed crystal.
D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton and pyramidal indexes, outer minutes and fifths of a second divisions, subsidiary dials for the
seconds and the 30-minute register, graduation for the date, apertures for the days of the week, the months and
the moon phases. Yellow gold ?dauphine? hands.
M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23
jewels, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with
8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator.
Dial, case and movement signed, dial also signed Beyer.
Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 14 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: |
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Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Notes
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, square buttons, "feuille" hands, applied Arabic numerals, fluted lugs. It is extremely rare to find models in this series with dials with painted bâton indexes; no watches with black dials are known. - Second series: round buttons, "feuille" hands, applied Arabic numerals. No watches with black dials are known in this series. - Third series: round buttons, "dauphine" hands, applied indexes, Arabic numeral 12. No watches with black dials are known in this series. - Fourth series: from 1960 to 1978, round buttons, "dauphine" or "feuille" hands, applied "bâton" indexes. 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. Ref. 2499/100: Fifth series: From 1978 to circa 1985, round buttons, sapphire crystal, "feuille" or "dauphine" hands, applied "baton" indexes. Very few examples were made with tachometer or telemeter scale and three pieces only with sapphire crystal back. In this series, models with the tachometer indication are extremely rare. Only one example is known with a black dial. This reference was produced in: yellow gold and in pink gold, and only two examples inplatinum, of which one was sold by Antiquorum in Geneva on April 9, 1989, "The Art of Patek Philippe", lot 34. A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, page 302 and in "Collecting Patek Philippe Watches" by M. and O. Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2000, p. 296, pl. 476A.