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Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

LOT 92

Ref. 2460, ?Yellow Gold? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 703320, case No. 670214, Ref. 2460. Made in 1954, sold on October 22nd, 1954. Very fine, center-seconds, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

HKD 90,000 - 120,000

USD 12,000 - 16,000 / EUR 9,000 - 12,000

Sold: HKD 112,100

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, faceted straight lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold dart indexes, outer minutes and fifths of a second divisions and Arabic five second numerals. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 27-SC, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, shock-absorber, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, swanneck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 32 mm. Thickness 10 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 3

Good

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 2460 Production of this reference started in 1950. Similar watches are published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, pp. 204-205.