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Lot Essay
The present timepiece, consigned by an important private collector and never offered in public before, is a highly attractive example of the reference 425 in platinum. Interestling, the case bears the number 220'459 which is part of a special batch made in the United States in 1942. The movement bears the export stamp "PXP", a mark used by Patek Philippe during the 1940s and 1950s to identify watches made for the American market.
The overall appeal and rarity of the watch is furthermore enhanced by its highly attractive Tiffany & Co. dial with lapidated indexes markers. According to scholarships, the present watch is believed to be one of the three reference 425 with lapped gold indexes to have survive. Furthermore, the case retains sharp angles to the lugs.
Reference 425
Manufacture of reference 425 was launched in 1934 and remained in production until 1960 when it was replaced by the slightly larger reference 2461. Together with the legendary Calatrava reference 96 it was one of Patek Philippe's most popular wristwatches, its typical Art Deco architectural design serving as inspiration for the firm's other rectangular models of the time. It was fitted with the celebrated rectangular-shaped calibre 9-90, Patek Philippe’s finest non-circular movement of the period
The overall appeal and rarity of the watch is furthermore enhanced by its highly attractive Tiffany & Co. dial with lapidated indexes markers. According to scholarships, the present watch is believed to be one of the three reference 425 with lapped gold indexes to have survive. Furthermore, the case retains sharp angles to the lugs.
Reference 425
Manufacture of reference 425 was launched in 1934 and remained in production until 1960 when it was replaced by the slightly larger reference 2461. Together with the legendary Calatrava reference 96 it was one of Patek Philippe's most popular wristwatches, its typical Art Deco architectural design serving as inspiration for the firm's other rectangular models of the time. It was fitted with the celebrated rectangular-shaped calibre 9-90, Patek Philippe’s finest non-circular movement of the period