Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with phases of the moon

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENVE, RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO., NO. 869353, CIRCA 1965

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Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with phases of the moon
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Genve, retailed by Tiffany & Co., No. 869353, circa 1965
13", with nickel-finished lever movement, 23 jewels, the silvered matt dial with applied Roman numerals, two windows for day and month, three subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds, 30 minutes register and day combined with phases of the moon, the circular case (No. 2637696 Ref. 2499) with downturned lugs, snap on back with engraved initials, two round chronograph buttons in the band, together with an 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle, Patek Philippe Extrait des Registres, case and movement signed by maker, dial signed by maker and retailer
38 mm. diam.

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Please note that this lot is sold without being imported into Switzerland.
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拍品專文

Tiffany & Co. have always been innovators. This watch is probably a transitional model, ordered by Tiffany & Co. at the time when Patek Philippe changed the dial of reference 2499 from dial type 1518 (illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 1st edition, p. 231, pl. 384) to the new dial with baton numerals. This dial remained in use until the production of reference number 3970.

The dial of this watch resembles very much to the dial of reference 2438/1 (illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 1st edition, p. 217, pl. 372) but with the difference of two subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minutes register.

This watch appears to be the first model never published nor offered for sale with Arabic instead of baton numerals and without tachometer scale.