Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva
Year circa 1954
Reference 2544 J HL (Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours)
Movement No. 724 053
Calibre 12-400, manual-winding, 18 jewels
Case No. 683 259 (by Charles Dubois & Cie, Le Locle)
Material/s yellow gold (18-carat)
Bracelet leather strap
Buckle yellow gold (18-carat) pin-buckle, signed
Dimensions Ø 35 mm.
Thickness 9.8 mm.
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories Extract from the archives Patek Philippe
Ref. 2544 J HL (Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours), frustoconical profile case-band and large lugs, silver dial with circular line, Arabic numerals and lapidated indexes; nicknamed ‘Fat Boy’ by collectors; yellow gold (18-carat) --
An unusual wristwatch; one of the three known with the ‘circle’ dial,one of four known in yellow gold. --
Yellow gold (18-carat), manual-winding, round-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and unusual lugs. --
Case: three-piece, polished and satin-finished, frustoconical profile case-band, wide flat inclined bezel, large ‘tonneau’-shaped lugs, snap-on flat case-back; polished crown. Case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the name ‘Russel Rooks’. Dial: silver colour, with yellow gold applied suspended Arabic numerals (3-9-12) and radiating lapidated indexes, inner sunk circle, external minute track divided five by five with ‘perlé’ beaded dots; yellow gold ‘Dauphine’ hands. Movement: calibre 12-400, manual-winding, 18 jewels, rhodium-plated with ‘fausses côtes’ decoration, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, Glucydur screw-balance, self-compensating Breguet hairspring, polished steel index-regulator with spring and micrometric screw, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Geneva Quality Hallmark (“Poinçon de Genève” / Geneva Seal). The Extract from the Archives, dated September 13, 2019, mentions that this watch was made in 1957 and sold on October 28, 1959.
