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Patek Philippe. A Fine 18k Gold Rectangular-Shaped Wristwatch
Lot 334

Patek Philippe. A Fine 18k Gold Rectangular-Shaped Wristwatch

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 2461, MOVEMENT NO. 976'760, CASE NO. 680'286, MANUFACTURED IN 1956

Closed11 June 2013

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Patek Philippe. A Fine 18k Gold Rectangular-Shaped Wristwatch
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Ref. 2461, Movement No. 976'760, Case No. 680'286, Manufactured in 1956
Cal. 9''' 90 mechanical movement, 18 jewels, gilt dial, applied gold baton and Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary dial for constant seconds, rectangular-shaped curved case with faceted bezel sides, snap on case back, 18k gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial, and movement signed
42mm overall length

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With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1956 and its subsequent sale on August 30th of the same year.

To the best of our knowledge this watch has never before been offered in public.

Production of the reference 2461 was launched in 1950 and is the wider version of the reference 425. A total of approximately 500 watches were made during the 15 years of production, with the majority in yellow gold and platinum.