Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

LOT 109

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 869371, case No. 2666311, Ref. 2499, third series. Produced in the 1960s. Very fine and very rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with r ound button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 230,000 - 280,000

EUR 150,000 - 180,000 / USD 180,000 - 220,000

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 "Feuille" 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, swan-neck micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm. Height 14 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3

Good
Dial: 3 - 01

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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..