Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 13, 2012

LOT 115

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 2481 YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 707656, case No. 2607824, Ref. 2481. Made circa 1960. Fine and rare, 18K yellow gold center seconds wristwatch with an 18K gold buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, fl uted curved lugs, overlapping concave bezel, snap-on case back. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, outer painted minute/seconds. Yellow gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 27-SC, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and fi ve positions, shock absorber, self-compensating blued Breguet balance spring, swan-neck regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Property of a German Collector