Patek Philippe 2424 R HL

Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Retailed by Casa Welsch, Lima (Peru) Year circa 1950 Reference 2424 R HL (Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours) Movement No. 955 192 Calibre 10-200, manual-winding, 18 jewels Case No. 662 789 (by Ponti, Gennari & Cie, Geneva) Material/s pink gold (18-carat) Bracelet leather strap Buckle pink gold (18-carat) pin-buckle signed Dimensions 44 x 32 mm. Thickness 9.2 mm. Signature dial, case and movement Accessories Extract from the Archives Patek Philippe Ref. 2424 R HL (Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours), oversized flame-shaped lugs, pink dial, lapidated indexes; made for the South American market, retailed by Casa Welsch; nicknamed ‘Chioccolatone’, ‘pink on pink’ and ‘double signature’ by collectors; pink gold (18-carat) -- A rare reference, the only one known with this double signature -- Pink gold (18-carat), manual-winding, vertical rectangular-shaped with square-shaped bezel, large gentleman’s wristwatch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock. -- Case: two-piece, polished and satin-finished, inverted stepped bezel with rounded corners, oversized flame-shaped (or teardrop fluted) lugs, snap-on case-back; polished crown. Dial: pink colour, with pink gold applied radiating lapidated indexes; external minute track divided five by five with black painted radiating lines; pink gold ‘Feuille’ leaf-shaped hands. Movement: calibre 10-200, 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 May 07, 2021, mentions that this watch was made in 1950 and sold on June 15, 1951.