Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 185

"Lépine type" Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 861498, case No. 2613895, Ref. 2524/1. Manufactured in 1954, sold on October 21, 1961. Production of reference 2524 started in 1952. Very fine, rare, and important, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with champagne dial and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Recently serviced by Patek Philippe. Accompanied by the "Extract from the Archives".

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave faceted lugs.D. champagne with applied yellow gold bâton indexes. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands.M. 12''' RM 24/12, rhodium-plated "fausses-côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeater on gongs by means of a clockwise slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.