Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 09, 2009

LOT 400

Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 869386, case No. 2666326, Ref. 2499, third series. Made in 1970, sold July 9th, 1971. Exceptional and extremely rare 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, 30-minute register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

USD 300,000 - 400,000

CHF 300,000 - 400,000 / EUR 200,000 - 270,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, fluted lugs, domed crystal. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-minute/second Arabic markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register, graduation for the date at 6, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 13''', stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance with 8 adjustments, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, spring-loaded micrometric regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 14 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

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Ref. 2499 Produced in 349 examples from 1951 to 1985, very few with tachometer, the majority in yellow gold, and some examples in pink or white gold. Caliber 13'''CC: - First series: From 1951 to circa 1960, square buttons, feuille hands, applied Arabic numerals, fluted lugs. - Second series: Square buttons, dauphine hands, applied indexes, Arabic 12. - Third series: From 1960 to 1978, round buttons, dauphine or feuille hands, applied baton indexes. Caliber 13''' CCR, - Fourth series: From 1978 to circa 1985, becomes Ref. 2499/100, round buttons, sapphire crystal, dauphine hands, applied baton indexes. Very few examples were made with tachometer or telemeter scale and three pieces only with sapphire crystal back. For this series, models with the tachometer indication are extremely rare
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 in platinum, of which one was sold by Antiquorum in Geneva on April 9, 1989, "The Art of Patek Philippe", lot 34, for SFr. 418'000 (US$ 253,300).