Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Model - Retailed by / made for - Year circa 1952 Reference 2482 J SC HL (Seconde au Centre or Second at the Centre; Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours) Movement No. 701 714 Calibre 27-SC, manual-winding, 18 jewels Case No. 671 422 (by E. & C. Nardin, La Chaux-de-Fonds) Material/s yellow gold (18-carat) Bracelet leather strap Buckle yellow gold (18-carat) PP pin-buckle Dimensions Ø 35.8 mm. 43.6 x 35.8 mm. Thickness 10.1 mm. Weight 47.8 gr. (approx.) Signature dial, case and movement Accessories Extract from the Archives Patek Philippe Ref. 2482 J SC HL, overhanging spider lugs, silver two-tone dial, Arabic numerals and lapidated indexes; nicknamed ‘King Size’ or ‘Claw Lugs’; yellow gold (18-carat) -- An unusual centre-seconds wristwatch, with two-tone dial -- Yellow gold (18-carat), manual-winding, round-shaped, large 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 ‘Calatrava’ 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, Geneva Quality Hallmark (“Poinçon de Genève” / Geneva Seal); direct centre-seconds mechanism. -- The Extract from the Archives, dated February 19, 2024, mentions that this watch was made in 1952 and sold on December 10, 1952. The watch was recently overhauled by the manufacture (PP International Customer Service sticker on the case-back and hang-tag).
