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Lot 158
An attractive and very rare stainless steel wristwatch with sweep centre seconds
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 2508, MOVEMENT NO. 710'321, CASE NO. 2'614'138, MANUFACTURED IN 1963
Closed9 November 2015
Price Realised
CHF 37,500
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Specialist note
With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1963 and its subsequent sale on 28 May 1963.
A wonderfully preserved example of sweep centre seconds large waterproof Calatrava Patek Philippe, this watch will impress even the most spoiled collector with the pristine condition of its unrestored dial and steel case. Scholars agree that about 10 only of the total production of this reference was cased in steel, for a total of around 100 watches. Only 15 are so far known from the market.
In production from 1950 to the late 1960s, reference 2508 and its sister reference 2509 (with subsidiary seconds) were available yellow gold, pink gold and steel.
A wonderfully preserved example of sweep centre seconds large waterproof Calatrava Patek Philippe, this watch will impress even the most spoiled collector with the pristine condition of its unrestored dial and steel case. Scholars agree that about 10 only of the total production of this reference was cased in steel, for a total of around 100 watches. Only 15 are so far known from the market.
In production from 1950 to the late 1960s, reference 2508 and its sister reference 2509 (with subsidiary seconds) were available yellow gold, pink gold and steel.