PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE 18K PINK GOLD AND RUBY-SET WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, ENAMEL DIAL AND BRACELET, MADE IN HOMAGE OF KING BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD
PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE 18K PINK GOLD AND RUBY-SET WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, ENAMEL DIAL AND BRACELET, MADE IN HOMAGE OF KING BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD
PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE 18K PINK GOLD AND RUBY-SET WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, ENAMEL DIAL AND BRACELET, MADE IN HOMAGE OF KING BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD
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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE 18K PINK GOLD AND RUBY-SET WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, ENAMEL DIAL AND BRACELET, MADE IN HOMAGE OF KING BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD
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PATEK PHILIPPE MADE IN HOMAGE OF KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD REF. 2481
PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE 18K PINK GOLD AND RUBY-SET WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, ENAMEL DIAL AND BRACELET, MADE IN HOMAGE OF KING BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 2481, MOVEMENT NO. 704'805, CASE NO. 689'356, MANUFACTURED IN 1955

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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE 18K PINK GOLD AND RUBY-SET WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, ENAMEL DIAL AND BRACELET, MADE IN HOMAGE OF KING BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 2481, MOVEMENT NO. 704'805, CASE NO. 689'356, MANUFACTURED IN 1955
Movement: Manual
Dial: w
hite enamel with ruby-set hour markers, hand-painted portrait of King Saud Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Case:
37 mm. diam.
With: 18k pink gold Patek Philippe and Gay Frères bracelet, overall length approximately 190 mm., Extract from the Archives confirming the manufacture of the present watch in 1955 with an enamel dial, ruby hour-markers and a painted portrait of the King of Saudi Arabia, and its subsequent sale on 28 March 1956
Remark: Approx. 150 pieces made

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In 1953, watchmaker Abdul Rahman Serour of Red Sea Trading, Patek Philippe’s Saudi Arabian agent, ordered a series of 150 wristwatches (reference 2481) and 200 dress watches (reference 600⁄1) featuring special enamel dials with ruby indexes and a portrait of King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, commemorating his accession to the throne in 1953. These watches were most likely delivered on behalf of the royal court.

Reference 2481
Reference 2481 was introduced into the market in 1950 and was one of the largest wristwatches ever made by Patek Philippe. The model was available with the standard silvered dial but was also with a cloisonné enamel version, depicting portraits of famous personalities, geographic maps. In total 1’000 ref. 2481 were produced, from which 650 in yellow gold, 350 in pink gold. Until today only one in platinum is known form the market.

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