17,700 CHF
Yellow Gold “Ref. 2591, Beyer” Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 789390, case No. 428407, Ref. 2591. Made in 1962, retailed by Beyer and sold on March 6th,1962. Fine, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, hooded cylindrical lugs, sapphire crystal. Black with applied yellow gold bâton indexes. Yellow gold "baton" hands. Cal. 23-300, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 7 mm. From “The Collection” Notes Ref. 2591 Production of this reference started in 1957. A similar watch is published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani, 2005, vol. II, p. 199.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-10-14
