Patek Philippe 2551 G HL

Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Year circa 1958 Reference 2551 G HL (Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours) Movement No. 766 146 Calibre 12-600 AT, self-winding, 30 jewels Case No. 2 601 871 (by Edouard Wenger, Geneva) Material/s white gold (18-carat) Bracelet removable white gold bracelet (by Gay Frères, Geneva, ‘type F’) Buckle white gold (18-carat) clasp Dimensions Ø 36 mm. Thickness 10.6 mm. Signature dial, case and movement Accessories Extract from the Archives Patek Philippe Ref. 2551 G HL (Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours), self-winding, water-resistant case, concave stepped bezel, stepped lugs, silver dial, lapidated indexes, removable white gold bracelet by Gay Frères; nicknamed ‘Stepped Automatic’ or ‘Fluted Lugs & Case Band’ by collectors; white gold (18-carat) -- A large self-winding wristwatch, extremely rare in white gold -- White gold (18-carat), self-winding, round-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and removable white gold bracelet. -- Case: two-piece, polished, rounded profile case-band extended by a concave stepped bezel, wide stepped lugs, water-resistant with screwed case-back; polished double inverted ‘P’ crown. Case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the mention ‘G.L.C. / 1959’. Dial: silver colour, with white gold applied radiating lapidated indexes, external minute track divided five by five with ‘perlé’ beaded dots; white gold ‘Dauphine’ hands. Movement: calibre 12-600 AT, self-winding, 30 jewels, rhodium-plated with ‘fausses côtes’ decoration, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance, self-compensating Breguet hairspring, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Geneva Quality Hallmark (“Poinçon de Genève” / Geneva Seal); yellow gold (18-carat) central rotor. -- The Extract from the Archives, dated February 28, 2001, mentions that this watch was made in 1958 and sold on September 07, 1959.