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Brand :
Patek Philippe
Collection :
World Time
Model :
World Time
Reference :
Patek Philippe - 2523
Category :
Wrist Watch
Period :
1950's
Movement :
Mechanical
Case material :
Pink gold
Case form :
Round
Dial color :
White
Reference Detail :
2523 ,
Complications :
Time Zones
Description :
PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXCEPTIONAL, UNIQUE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT 18K PINK GOLD TWO-CROWN WORLD TIME WRISTWATCH WITH 24 HOUR INDICATION AND DOUBLE-SIGNED BLUE ENAMEL DIAL,SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, RETAILED BY GOBBI, MILAN, “HEURES UNIVERSELLES”, REF. 2523, MOVEMENT NO. 722'715, CASE NO. 306'216, MANUFACTURED IN 1953,Movement: Cal. 12'''400 HU, manual, 18 jewels, stamped twice with the Geneva seal, micrometer regulator, signed,Dial: Gold baton and Roman numerals on engine-turned gold chapter ring, translucent royal blue enamel centre, stylized gold hands, inner revolving ring calibrated for Arabic 24 hours divided into diurnal and nocturnal hours, outer silvered revolving ring with names of 40 cities from around the world and adjusted by the crown at 9 o’clock, signed by maker and retailer,Case: Large circular case, facetted lugs, snap on back, 35.5 mm. diam., signed,With: 18k pink gold Patek Philippe buckle, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with dial centre in blue enamel in 1953 and its subsequent sale on 10 April 1957,Provenance: Property from an Important Private Collection, Christie’s Geneva, Important Watches, 15 November 2010, lot 114