1959 PATEK PHILIPPE Vintage Mens Calatrava Watch, Ref. 2501 - 18K Gold
Very Pleasing & Classic - All Original - 1 Year Warranty
The Pursuit of Perfection...
Today's offering showcases this classic and handsome ref. 2501 Patek Philippe mens dress watch with beautiful stepped bezel.
Its bezel, recessed lugs, and short lugs give it a style suggestive of a "disco volante" or flying saucer Patek. Featuring a timeless silver face, it showcases a sophisticated and elegant vintage style.
It also has one of our favorite timeless Patek dial designs with silvered finish, baton markers, small seconds, and indented dot outer track. While not a large watch it is nicely larger than many dress Pateks from the era and has a 34mm diameter.
Equipped with an illustrious Patek Philippe 10 ligne movement, unquestionably among the finest hand-winding movements ever built, it possesses all the necessary capabilities to earn it its place as one the finest timepieces in the world. It is stamped in two places with the prestigious Poinçon de Genève,
Extremely high grade, it has eight adjustments - five for chronometer positions and three for heat, cold, and even isochronism. Isochronism is the amount of wind left in the movement. Most watches slow down slightly as their power reserve moves toward empty. That is not the case with this watch - it is very high-grade.
This example was retailed by Hausmann and has a desirable double-signed dial. Hausmann & Co., established in 1794 and an esteemed Patek dealer since 1897, has long been one of Rome's premier retailers. The Hausmann name has adorned many important Pateks including one formerly owned by Andy Warhol. Recently Patek even made a limited edition "Hausmann" Calatrava for the company.
Its elegant Patek Philippe case is in excellent condition with moderate signs of previous polishing. It retains a very crisp hallmark on the top left lug. Its dial is original and untouched. Please inquire if you would like it restored.
It is running very strongly and keeping very accurate time in our testing position, nearly on par with a new watch. For the finishing touch, we have equipped it with a brand new crocodile strap making it ready for immediate enjoyment.
Like always, included with the purchase is a one-year international warranty on the movement and its function, a custom printed Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity, and a new timing certificate attesting to its performance.
Please inquire if you would like us to obtain an Extract from the Patek Philippe archives for you. Patek charges 525CHF to provide one.
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Timepiece's Finer Points:
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Dial: Silver, applied 18K gold baton indices, signed Patek Philippe, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial, original
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Crystal: Acrylic, excellent condition
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Case: 18K gold, three-piece design, polished, concave lugs, recessed crown, signed Patek Philippe, 34mm wide (excluding crown), 34.3mm long lug tip-to-tip
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Band: Crocodile, fully stitched, padded, brand new and unworn with unsigned gold tone buckle
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Movement: Extremely high grade Cal. 10-200, manually wound, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator
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Function: Hours, Minutes, Subsidiary Seconds
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Crown: Original, gold, signed with Calatrava Cross
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Detailed Appraisal:
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Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
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Country of origin: Switzerland
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Year sold: 1959
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Serial no.: 746,387
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Model: Ref. 2501
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Functions: Hours, Minutes, Subsidiary Seconds
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Designed for: Men
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Case material: 18K gold
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Case markings (inside): Patek Phillipe & Co., Geneve, Swiss, .750, 692,990, 2501
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Case condition: Excellent condition with moderate signs of previous polishing. It retains a very crisp hallmark on the top left lug.
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Dial: Silver, applied 18K gold baton indices, signed Patek Philippe, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial, original
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Hands: Original, gold "batons"
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Movement type:
Extremely high grade Cal. 10-200, manually wound, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator
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Jewels: 18 rubies
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Band: Crocodile, fully stitched, padded, brand new and unworn with unsigned gold tone buckle
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Crystal: Acrylic, excellent condition
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Timing: Timed to precision on a state-of-the-art computerized system. It is running very strongly and keeping very accurate time in our testing position.
Your watch is important to us, and we will take care of it for its lifetime. We provide the best after sale care in the business with an extremely experienced team of four Master Watchmakers all of whom each have over thirty-five years of experience and a large number of parts. One used to be the watchmaker for an authorized Rolex dealership and was given special training by Rolex at their beverly Hills Service Center and also has done authorized work for the Richemont brands including Cartier, Vacheron & Constantin, IWC, JLC and others.
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Box/Papers: BOX - Connoisseur of Time watch presentation box; PAPERS - Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity; New timing certificate
Please inquire if you would like us to obtain an Extract from the Patek Philippe archives for you. Patek charges 500CHF to provide one.
100% satisfaction guarantee. If you are in any way unsatisfied with the watch we will fully refund the purchase price. Simply notify us and send it back anytime within 30 days after it has been received. Our goal is to exceed your expectations throughout the buying experience. View our feedback and shop with confidence.
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Connoisseur of Time, Inc.
1000 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suite 6-343
Suwanee, GA 30024
U.S.A.
Phone: eBay does not allow our contact information to be displayed. Please Google our name and visit our website if you would like to contact us by phone. It is listed toward the bottom of our homepage and prominently on each watch's listing page.
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday
10am - 4pm EST
Closed Saturdays & Sundays.
- 100% satisfaction guarantee for all of our watches. If you are in any way unsatisfied with it, you are welcome to return it in the condition it was sold anytime within 30 days for a full refund of the purchase price. Our goal is to exceed your expectations throughout the buying experience. We hope you love it!
- The water resistance of vintage watches can no longer be guaranteed and is not covered under the watch's warranty. We don't recommend getting a vintage watch wet - and really don't recommend showering or diving with it - even one that was originally designed to be waterproof.
- In the last 12 years we have safely shipped thousands of high value watches around the world (to over 70 countries!).
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Wait until you see how big the box is that your watch is coming in!
(Please do remember though that while we do our very best and have careful procedures and quality control inspections - we will again fully re-test the proper functioning of your watch after you pay, right before we send it to you - from time to time some courier workers don't handle packages the way we think that they would want their own packages to be handled.
Watches are ultra-precision instruments, and the timekeeping of most is governed by a small spring that is only about 1/8 the thickness of a human hair. The vast majority of our watches arrive safely and problem free. However at times vintage watches
and their hairsprings can be sensitive to rough courier handling or just having a difficult trip to you.
But even on a bad day there's still good news... We offer a full one-year warranty on virtually every watch we sell (unless occasionally specifically stated otherwise), so if anything happens to it in transit or goes wrong anytime in the first year, we will gladly repair it for you at no charge. Yes, even the older vintage watches. So sit back, relax, and dream about the first place where you're going to wear your new watch!
- Our official warranty in many ways mirrors those of a number of the watch manufacturers and covers the proper timekeeping of the movement. It does not cover things like abuse, being dropped, crystals, bracelets, crowns, case parts etc. or water resistance. While we are the sole determinants of what qualifies for warranty work.... even if you have a problem that you don't think will qualify for coverage, tell us about it anyway. We are here to serve and just might be able to help you.
- Winning bidders must fully pay within 48 hours of the end of the auction. After 48 hours the watch will be relisted.
- To be fair to all bidders, we make it our practice not to end an auction early.
- Because of the high rate of lost items and number of fraudulent payments, we do not sell or ship to Indonesia or Africa.
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All shipments are fully insured.
International shipments will sent via U.S. International Express Mail or FedEx fully insured.
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