12,075 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 705234, case No. 693129, Ref. 2482. Produced circa 1956. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch. Three-body, solid, polished, lapidated lugs. Two-tone silver with applied pink gold baton, lozenge indexes and Arabic numerals, concentric, 1/5th second scale. Yellow gold "Baton" hands. Cal. 27-SC, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hall Mark, rhodium-plated, “fausses-côtes” decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm. Height 10,5 mm. Notes Ref. 2482 Production of this reference started in 1950. The Cal. 27-SC C D was also produced with "cloisonné" dials. Similar watches are published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 205 and 206.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-11-14
