$24,780
So-called "Manta-Ray" Patek, Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 977029, case No. 696921, Ref. 2554. Made in 1956. Very fine and rare, elongated hexagonal, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch. Two-body, rectangular curved, solid, polished, pyramidal concave sides, “bombé” crystal. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "baton" hands. Notes Ref. 2554 Production of this references started in 1952. A similar watch is published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2005, vol I, pp. 299 and in vol. II, p. 191-192.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-12-07