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Lot 308 ALots 308 and 308A will first be offered separately on a temporary basis but title will only pass to the successful bidder of the individual lot if that same lot is not bought as part of the collective lot. After the lots 308 and 308A are offered separately they will be re-offered again as a collective with the reserve being the combined total of the hammer prices of the individual lots. The highest bidder above the reserve for the collective lot will be acknowledged as the buyer of the lots. In the event that there is no bid above the reserve for the collective lots, title will pass to the successful bidder of the individual lots.
Patek Philippe. A rare silvered dial for a perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, ref. 2499/100
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, BACK STAMPED 93 255 HJ, CIRCA 1980
Closed11 May 2015
Price Realised
CHF 25,000
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Specialist note
The present dial was purchased by the owner of the previous lot in this auction, the reference 2499/100 in this auction. The meticulous private collector wished to have a spare dial in case that the original one of his 2499/100 would need to be replaced. It has never been used and is in new old stock condition.
The back of the dial is stamped 93-255-HJ, 93 being Patek Philippe's client number at Stern, 255 the order number and HJ for "Heures Jaune" or gold hour markers. Stern Frères' symbol, the five-sided star, is stamped between the numbers 93 and 255.
Founded in Geneva in 1898 by Henry Stern, Fabrique de Cadrans Stern Frères and Patek Philippe have always been closely connected. Suppliers of highest quality dials to the manufacture for many years, Patek Philippe was taken over by Charles and Jean Stern in 1932. Charles' son Henri opened the firms' new headquarters in New York in 1935, the distinguished Henri Stern Watch Agency, before returning to the headquarters in Geneva in 1958.
The back of the dial is stamped 93-255-HJ, 93 being Patek Philippe's client number at Stern, 255 the order number and HJ for "Heures Jaune" or gold hour markers. Stern Frères' symbol, the five-sided star, is stamped between the numbers 93 and 255.
Founded in Geneva in 1898 by Henry Stern, Fabrique de Cadrans Stern Frères and Patek Philippe have always been closely connected. Suppliers of highest quality dials to the manufacture for many years, Patek Philippe was taken over by Charles and Jean Stern in 1932. Charles' son Henri opened the firms' new headquarters in New York in 1935, the distinguished Henri Stern Watch Agency, before returning to the headquarters in Geneva in 1958.