Patek Philippe 1491 J HL

Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Model so called ‘Ricciolino’ Retailed by Beyer, Zürich (Switzerland) Year circa 1944 Reference 1491 J HL (Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours) (2nd series) Movement No. 924 845 Calibre 12-120, manual-winding, 18 jewels Case No. 634 639 (by François Markowsky, Geneva) Material/s yellow gold (18-carat) Bracelet leather strap Buckle yellow gold (18-carat) pin-buckle, signed Dimensions Ø 33 mm. Thickness 9.6 mm. Signature dial, case and movement Accessories Extract from the Archives Patek Philippe Ref. 1491 J HL (Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours) (2nd series), scroll lugs, silver dial, lapidated indexes, made for the Swiss market, retailed by Beyer; nicknamed ‘Ram’s Horns’ or ‘Ricciolino’; yellow gold (18-carat) -- A wristwatch, with unusual lugs and double signature confirmed by the Extract from the Archives -- 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, cylindrical profile case-band with concave lower section, bevelled bezel, curved lugs made from a single piece with scrolled horns, snap-on case-back; polished crown. Dial: silver colour, with yellow gold applied radiating lapidated indexes, external minute track divided five by five with ‘perlé’ beaded and gilded dots; yellow gold ‘Dauphine’ hands. Movement: calibre 12-120, 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). -- The Extract from the Archives, dated November 2015, mentions that this watch was made in 1944 and sold on June 06, 1944.