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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND VERY RARE PLATINUM RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH
Lot 3034

PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND VERY RARE PLATINUM RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 2443, MOVEMENT NO. 972'746, CASE NO. 512'071, MANUFACTURED IN 1950

Closed29 May 2013

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HKD 325,000

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND VERY RARE PLATINUM RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 2443, MOVEMENT NO. 972'746, CASE NO. 512'071, MANUFACTURED IN 1950
Cal. 9'''90 mechanical lever movement, 18 jewels, silvered matte dial, applied dot and baton numerals, subsidiary seconds, rectangular case, enlarged curved sides, raised lugs, curved snap on back, stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
26 mm. wide

Specialist note

US$30,000-44,000

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with diamond hour markers in 1950 and its subsequent sale on 3 February 1951.


Production of reference 2443 was launched in 1948. According to research, the present watch is one of less than 6 examples of this reference in platinum to appear in public to date.

Reference 2443 is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 134, pl. 188.