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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD TWO TIME ZONE WRISTWATCH WITH JUMPING HOURS

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, MOVEMENT NO. 729411, CASE NO. 310483, REF. 2597, CIRCA 1960, RETAILED BY GUBELIN

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD TWO TIME ZONE WRISTWATCH WITH JUMPING HOURS
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Movement No. 729411, Case No. 310483, ref. 2597, circa 1960, Retailed by Gubelin
Cal. 12-400, with nickel-finished lever movement stamped twice with the seal of Geneva, 18 jewels, mono-metallic compensation balance with precision regulation, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, silvered matte dial with applied baton numerals, subsidiary seconds, gold dauphine hands, circular case with down-turned lugs, two buttons in the band to advance or set back the independently adjustable jumping hour hand to display a secondary time zone, case, dial and movement signed, with an associated 18K gold bracelet
35mm diam.

拍品專文

Production of reference 2597 with calibre 12'''400 HS for Heures Sautantes or jumping hours was launched in 1958. The present watch is from the first series featuring an independently adjustable hour hand, whereas the second version introduced in 1962 included a second hour hand.

It is thought that less than 20 examples of this model are known to date.

For a similar reference 2597 see Huber & Banbery, Patek Philippe Wristwatches, Volume 2, Second Edition, p. 238, pl. 371a.

This lot is accompanied by a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives.