379,500 HKD
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Calatrava,No. 727309, case No. 309776, Ref. 2597 HS (Heures sautantes), made in 1959, sold on October 22, 1959.Very fine and rare two-time zone, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with two hands. three-body, solid, polished, 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 yellow gold and painted indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. “Dauphine” yellow gold hands. 12’’’-400 HS stamped with the Poinçons de Genève, rhodium plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronismand 5 positions, shock-absorber, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.Accompanied by Extract from the Archives. Notes Ref. 2597 HS (Heures sautantes)Production of this reference started in 1958.It was produced in two versions either with one or two ajustable jumping hour hands (manufacturing 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.CalatravaFor more than sixty years the Calatrava has been considered a classic and the most popular wristwatch, even though its production is limited to a few thousand pieces per year, since it takes about nine months to complete one watch. Patek Philippe, which i
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-06-05
