PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K YELLOW GOLD CALATRAVA AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH EXTRACT FROM THE ARCHIVES

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K YELLOW GOLD CALATRAVA AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH EXTRACT FROM THE ARCHIVES

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE., GENEVE, REF. 2451J, MOVEMENT NO. 957’663, CASE NO. 668’801, MANUFACTURED IN 1952

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K YELLOW GOLD CALATRAVA AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH EXTRACT FROM THE ARCHIVES
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE., GENEVE, REF. 2451J, MOVEMENT NO. 957’663, CASE NO. 668’801, MANUFACTURED IN 1952
Movement: Manual, Cal. 10-200, 18 jewels, signed
Dial: silvered whote dial, enamel signature second subsidiary dial and outer minute track, gold laped hour markers, second at six o ‘clock, signed
Case: 18k Yellow gold case, screw back, dust cover to protect the movement, 30.5mm diam., signed
With: Service receipt dated Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1952 with a gold laped hour markers dial and its subsequent sale in 23rd July 1952

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Lot Essay

Fresh to the market, the present time piece is from the second series of the reference 2451, is excellent condition and recently serviced at Patek Philippe.
The reference 2541 was launched in 1949 and was a waterproof alternative to the acclaimed reference 96. These watches were named “acuatic” because of the waterproof cases allowing the use of the timepiece in water. Following our researches, only 800 in yellow gold were produced out of which around 80 have reappeared to the public.

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