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PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE 18K GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH FLUTED DROP-SHAPED LUGS
Lot 3025

PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE 18K GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH FLUTED DROP-SHAPED LUGS

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 2453, MOVEMENT NO. 958'719, CASE NO. 671'870, MANUFACTURED IN 1952

Closed29 May 2013

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HKD 81,250

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE 18K GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH FLUTED DROP-SHAPED LUGS
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 2453, MOVEMENT NO. 958'719, CASE NO. 671'870, MANUFACTURED IN 1952
Cal. 10-200 mechanical lever movement stamped twice with the Geneva seal, 18 jewels, silvered dial, applied gold Arabic and dagger numerals, subsidiary seconds, circular case, fluted drop-shaped lugs, snap on back, case, dial and movement signed
33 mm. diam.

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US$8,000-12,000

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with raised gold indexes in 1952 and its subsequent sale on 19 February 1953.

The present lot is fresh to the market.

Reference 2453 was manufactured for a very short period of time, from 1950 to 1953, and only cased in yellow or pink gold. According to our research, less than 14 examples in yellow gold are known to the market.