3,193,500 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868248, case No. 665024, Ref. 2499, first series, retailed by Frec-cero, made in 1951, sold on September 29, 1955. Production of this reference started in 1951. Exceptional and highly important astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, 30-minute register, internal pulsometer, perpetual calendar and moon phases, with 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accom-panied by the "Extrait des Registres". three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted curved lugs, sapphire crystal. matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute register, graduation for the days of the month, outer pulsometer graduation for 15 pulsations, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold "Feuille" hands. Notes This reference, very rarely found in rose gold, is made rarer still by its inner pulsometer dial with upright indications, located on the inner portion of the dial instead of the more usual placement along the outer circumference. Equally remarkable is the perfection of the case’s design and the purity of its lines and angles, as well as the rare beauty of the dial. We know of only one other example with the same type of dial: a split-seconds chronograph, reference 1436, sold by Antiquorum on March 31, 2001, lot 584. Ref. 2499 Produced in 349 examples from 1951 to 1985, very few with tachometer, the majority in yellow gold, and so
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-10-19
