181,250 CHF
Ref. 2497 “First Series” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 888085, case No. 683855, Ref. 2497, first series. Made in 1958 and sold in England. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, astronomic, center-seconds, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases, and 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Three-body, massive, polished, concave bezel. Matte silver with applied yellow gold dot and Arabic indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "Feuille" hands. Cal. 27-SC Q, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm. To be sold without reserve Notes This watch was recently overhauled by Patek Philippe. This watch was imported into England in 1959. The case has London import marks for that year; the Swiss marks have been erased but the production number retained. The Swiss marks are still present on the sides of two of the lugs. This situation is similar to that of Rolex watches imported into the UK, where the cases bear only the English import marks and no Swiss marks, though of course the watches were completely Swiss-made. Patek Philippe Ref.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-04-02
