Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 10, 2013

LOT 293

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.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, flared sides, pillar-shaped lug, snap-on case back, flat-top crystal. D. Matte silver with applied faceted yellow gold dart and baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold baton hands. M. 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.