487,500 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868769, case No. 2632519, Ref. 2499, third series. Production of this reference started in 1951. Exceptional and extremely rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, 30-minute register, perpetual calendar, moon phases with special tachometer dial, and an 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle. three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, domed crystal. matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. Notes This watch is another magnificent example of Reference 2499, third series, with a rare tachometer indication on the dial. For a further note, see previous lot. A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, page 302-304 and in "Collecting Patek Philippe Watches" by M. and O. Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2000, p. 296, pl. 476A.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-06-14
