163,000 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Calatrava,No. 727318, case No. 309783, Ref. 2597 HS (Heure Sautante), made in 1959, sold on October 27, 1960.Very fine and rare two-time zone, 18K pink gold gentleman’s wristwatch with two hands, leather strap and 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs, bearing two buttons activating the hour hand forwards and backwards according to the world time, independently by steps of one hour at a time. matte silver with applied pink gold and painted indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. “Dauphine” pink gold hands. Cal. 12’’’-400 HS, stamped with the Poinçons de Genève, rhodium plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, Giromax balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Notes Ref. 2597 HS (Heure sautante)Production of this reference started in 1958.It was produced in two versions: first, with the hour-hand ajustable by jumping; the other, with the blued steel secondhour-hand adjustable by jumping (manufacture of this second device began in March 1962).Similar watches are published in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, pp. 238-239.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-04-02
