Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 744949, case No. 686011, Ref. 2501, circa 1955. Fine and unusual 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch. | Important Watches, Wristwatches and Clocks & Ulysse Nardin Jubilee | Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, 12th October 1996
Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 744949, case No. 686011, Ref. 2501, circa 1955. Fine and unusual 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch., CHF 5,000 - 6,000 C. massive, polished, stepped bezel. D. two-tone pink with painted Roman numerals and indexes. At 6 o'clock, a book opened with a quill-pen and the initials "F.E.". "Baton" gold hands. M. 10"'-200 Geneva Quality Hall Mark, rhodiumed, "fausses cotes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Diam. 34 mm.
