Timeless Beauty: Spectacular Wristwat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 24, 2004

LOT 118

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 869405, case No. 2779166, Ref. 2499/100. Produced circa 1978. Very fine and very rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman,s wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 200,000 - 250,000

EUR 130,000 - 160,000 / USD 160,000 - 200,000

Sold: CHF 270,250

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, fluted curved lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton and pyramidal indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, graduation for the days of the month, outer 1/5th second scale, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 13''', stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm. Height. 13,5 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

Ref. 2499/100: Fourth series: From 1978 to circa 1985, round buttons, sapphire crystal, "dauphine" hands, applied "bâton" 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. A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, page 302-304 and in "Collecting Patek Philippe Watches" by M. and O. Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2000, p. 296.