Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva
Year circa 1955
Reference 2482 J SC HL (Seconde au Centre or Second at the Centre Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours)
Movement No. 704 233
Calibre 27-SC, manual-winding, 18 jewels
Case No. 684 863 (by E. & C. Nardin, La Chaux-de-Fonds)
Material/s yellow gold (18-carat)
Bracelet leather strap
Buckle yellow gold (18-carat) pin-buckle, signed
Dimensions Ø 35 mm.
Thickness 10.4 mm.
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories Extract from the Archives Patek Philippe
Ref. 2482 J SC HL (Seconde au Centre or Second at the Centre Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours), overhanging spider lugs, silver two-tone dial, Arabic numerals and lapidated indexes; nicknamed ‘King Size’ or ‘Claw Lugs’ by collectors; yellow gold (18-carat) --
An unusual centre-seconds wristwatch, with two-tone dial --
Yellow gold (18-carat), manual-winding, round-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, with centre-seconds and unusual lugs. --
Case: three-piece, polished and satin-finished, rounded profile case-band, bevelled bezel, wide claw-shaped lugs, snap-on flat case-back; polished crown. Dial: silver colour, two-tone, with yellow gold applied suspended Arabic numerals (6-12) and radiating lapidated indexes, internal minute track divided five by five, with 1/5th of a second, with black painted radiating lines; yellow gold ‘Bâton’ hands. Movement: calibre 27 SC, manual-winding, 18 jewels, rhodium-plated with ‘fausses côtes’ decoration, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws, blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with spring and micrometric screw; direct centre-seconds mechanism. --
The Extract from the Archives, dated December 10, 1992, mentions that this watch was made in 1955 and sold on November 17, 1955.
