18,400 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 971762, case No. 511469, Ref. 2443, circa 1949. Production of this reference started in 1948.Very fine and rare, rectangular "bombé", 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by the original certificate. two-body, solid, polished, flat bezel, pyramidal overhanging lugs, "bombé" crystal. matte silver with yellow gold bâton indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Bâton" yellow gold hands. Notes Ref. 2443Production of this reference started in 1948. Some examples are known in yellow gold, a few in rose gold, but only three are known in platinum, one of these was sold by Antiquorum in October 2000 for SFr. 80'500.A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Genève, Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, Patek Philippe S.A., Geneva, 1998, p. 134.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-03-31
