335,300 CHF
Ref. 2499/100 “Yellow Gold” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 869407, case No. 2779176, Ref. 2499/100, fourth series. Made in 1980, sold on June 15th, 1981. Very rare and fine, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with black dial, round button chronograph, 30-minute register, perpetual calendar and moon phases with leather strap and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, sapphire crystal. Black with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer minute and 1/5th second track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute register, the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold “Dauphine” hands. 13’’’ CC, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium plated, “fausses-côtes” decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer reulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13,5 mm. To be sold without reserve Notes This watch was delivered with a silver dial. According to the owner, the watch was returned to the Patek Philippe boutique and the black dial fitted in the early 1990s. Ref. 2499. Produced in 349 examples from 1950 to 1985, with the calibre 13’’’ CC, among which are very few with tachometer, the majority in yellow gold, rarely in pink or white gold.- First series fro
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-04-02
