Patek Philippe 2476 R HL

Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Retailed by Albanico, Biella, Piedmont (Italy) Year circa 1951 Reference 2476 R HL (Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours) Movement No. 973 771 Calibre 9-90, manual-winding, 18 jewels Case No. 512 540 (by Georges Croisier, Geneva) Material/s pink gold (18-carat) Bracelet leather strap Buckle pink gold (18-carat) aftermarket pin-buckle Dimensions 26 x 39 mm. Thickness 9.3gr Weight 39.4gr (approx.) Signature dial, case and movement Accessories Extract from the Archives Patek Philippe Ref. 2476 R HL (Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours), overhanging curved lugs, silver dial, lapidated indexes; made for the Italian market, retailed by Albanico; nicknamed Half Hooded’, ‘monochrome pink’ and ‘double signature’ by collectors; pink gold (18-carat) -- A rare reference in pink gold, the only one known with this double signature -- Pink gold (18-carat), manual-winding, vertical rectangular-shaped with square-shaped bezel, curved gentleman’s wristwatch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock. -- Case: two-piece, polished and satin-finished, the ends of the bezel become one with the lugs, the whole slightly curved, overhanging and following the shape of the case, snap-on case-back; polished crown. Dial: silver colour, with pink gold applied radiating lapidated indexes; pink gold ‘Bâton’ hands. Movement: calibre 9-90, 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. -- The Extract from the Archives, dated December 12, 2019, mentions that this watch was made in 1951 and sold on March 14, 1952.