$7,250
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 2456 YELLOW GOLD Philippe, Genève, No. 974474, case No. 669895, Ref. 2456. Made in 1950. Very fine and rare, rectangular curved, flared, 18K yellow gold wristwatch. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, flared sides, pillar-shaped lug, snap-on case back, flat-top crystal. Matte silver with applied faceted yellow gold dart and baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 9’’’-90, tonneau-shaped, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions , self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. DIM. 23 x 39 mm. THICKNESS 9 mm. Notes Production of reference 2456 began in 1950 and was produced in very few numbers. An example is featured in “Patek Philippe Wristwatches”, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, page 137.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-04-10
