Patek Philippe Calatrava 2544 J HL

Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Year circa 1954 Reference 2544 J HL (Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours) Movement No. 724 053 Calibre 12-400, manual-winding, 18 jewels Case No. 583 259 (by Charles Dubois & Cie, Le Locle) Material/s yellow gold (18-carat) Bracelet leather strap Buckle yellow gold (18-carat) pin-buckle, signed Dimensions Ø 35 mm. Thickness 9.8 mm. Signature dial, case and movement Accessories An Extract from the archives is on order and guaranteed by the sale Patek Philippe Ref. 2544 J HL (Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours), frustoconical profile case-band and large lugs, silver dial with circular line, Arabic numerals and lapidated indexes; nicknamed ‘Fat Boy’ by collectors; yellow gold (18-carat) -- An unusual wristwatch; one of the three known with the ‘circle’ dial,one of four known in yellow gold. -- Yellow gold (18-carat), manual-winding, round-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and unusual lugs. -- Case: three-piece, polished and satin-finished, frustoconical profile case-band, wide flat inclined bezel, large ‘tonneau’-shaped lugs, snap-on flat case-back; polished crown. Case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the name ‘Russel Rooks’. Dial: silver colour, with yellow gold applied suspended Arabic numerals (3-9-12) and radiating lapidated indexes, inner sunk circle, external minute track divided five by five with ‘perlé’ beaded dots; yellow gold ‘Dauphine’ hands. Movement: calibre 12-400, manual-winding, 18 jewels, rhodium-plated with ‘fausses côtes’ decoration, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, Glucydur screw-balance, self-compensating Breguet hairspring, polished steel index-regulator with spring and micrometric screw, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Geneva Quality Hallmark (“Poinçon de Genève” / Geneva Seal).