Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 2438/1

Patek Philippe. A very fine and extremely rare 18K gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, moon phases and screw back Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 2438-1, movement no. 888’165, case no. 2’619’204, manufactured in 1955 Movement: cal. 27 SC Q, manual, stamped with the Geneva seal, 18 jewels, signed Dial: signed Case: screw back, 37 mm., signed With: 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle, Extract from the Archives confirming the production of the present watch with yellow gold case in 1955 and its subsequent sale on 7th May 1963 , The present watch is prominently illustrated and described in I Signori del Tempo, Nencini & Negretti, 1986, pp.. 164 & 165. , On lots marked with an + in the catalogue, VAT will be charged at 8% on both the premium as well as the hammer price. Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot. On lots marked with an + in the catalogue, VAT will be charged at 7.7% on both the premium as well as the hammer price.