41,300 CHF
“Three-Tone Ref. 2517” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 975255, case No. 513807, Ref. 2517. Made in 1953, sold on May 2nd, 1955. Very fine and extremely rare rectangular curved, 18K yellow, pink gold and platinum gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, yellow and pink gold and platinum fluted lugs. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "baton” hands. Notes This is the first time we have seen a watch of this reference featuring two colors of gold and platinum, which gives it an extreme elegance. Ref. 2517 Production of this reference started in 1952. A similar watch is published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2004, vol. II, p. 173.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
