SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 2442, MOVEMENT NO. 972'512, CASE NO. 659'861, MANUFACTURED IN 1950

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 2442, MOVEMENT NO. 972'512, CASE NO. 659'861, MANUFACTURED IN 1950
Cal. 9''90 mechanical lever movement, 18 jewels, silvered dial, applied gold dot, dagger and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, rectangular case, flared curved sides, snap on back, 18k gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
22.5 mm. wide

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Lot Essay

US$25,000-38,000

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1950 and its subsequent sale on 7 November 1950.

The present watch is a fine example of this elegant reference.

Reference 2442, introduced in 1948, still impresses over 60 years after its introduction as much as it must have been a sensation when first presented. Its generous case proportions and fluid lines lend it a seductive presence hardly ever achieved by any other rectangular wristwatch.

Reference 2442 is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 136, pl. 193.

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