Ref. 2499, Yellow Gold “Third Series” Patek Philippe, Genève, N°68746, case N°611724, Ref. 2499. Made in 1953, completed and cased in 1960. Very fine, rare and important, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman`s wristwatch with round button chronograph, 30-minute register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe bracelet. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives mentioning that the watch was sold by Patek with a gold bracelet.
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C. Three-body, polished, inclined bezel, corrector in the band, downturned lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton and dot indexes, outer minutes/seconds and 1/5
th seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases, outer tachometer scale. Yellow gold “dauphine” hands. M. Cal. 13’’’, rhodium-plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 23 jewels, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 14 mm.