Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 11 December 2014

Patek Philippe ref 2499 Second Series Tachometer Scale Arabic Indexes Yellow Gold Patek

PATEK PHILIPPE REF 2499 SECOND SERIES TACHOMETER SCALE ARABIC INDEXES YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 869365, case No. 2637704, Ref. 2499. Made in 1968, sold on September 6th, 1968. Very fine and very rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, 30-minute register, perpetual calendar, moon phases, tachometer scale and an 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

Patek Philippe · reference 2499

Antiquorum, December 2014

Hammer result

USD 867,750

Beat the high estimate by 24%
Low estimate USD 500,000
High estimate USD 700,000

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

11 December 2014

Lot number

274

Reference

2499

Brand

Patek Philippe

Year

1968

Ask against realised

$59,000 dealers ask from vs $867,750 this lot made

Across 2 dealer listings of reference 2499. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

33 confirmed sales, 2013 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2013 to 2026. Low $354,825, high $10,255,723.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 1 $10,255,723 $10,255,723 to $10,255,723
2025 1 $2,031,095 $2,031,095 to $2,031,095
2024 2 $488,202 $472,691 to $503,712
2023 6 $2,025,636 $693,680 to $3,573,738
2021 5 $542,451 $352,600 to $684,332
2020 1 $354,825 $354,825 to $354,825
2018 1 $3,232,459 $3,232,459 to $3,232,459
2017 1 $636,500 $636,500 to $636,500
2016 2 $675,482 $361,829 to $989,135
2015 5 $377,823 $281,000 to $508,680
2014 5 $484,389 $303,612 to $867,750
2013 3 $1,299,512 $725,000 to $2,152,928

Confirmed sales only, converted to USD at today's rate so salerooms in different currencies can be compared. Unsold lots and withheld prices are excluded from the averages.

Other sales of this reference

8 shown, most recent first

WatchHouseDateResult
Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 “The Pink First Series” Phillips May 2026 HKD 80,370,000
Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 "First Series" Phillips Nov 2025 CHF 1,633,000
PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE, HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND PR Christie's Nov 2024 CHF 441,000
PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD PERPETUA Christie's May 2024 CHF 428,400
Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 "Third Series - Beyer" Phillips Nov 2023 CHF 876,300
Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 "First Series" Phillips Nov 2023 CHF 2,104,900
Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 Phillips May 2023 CHF 622,300
Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 Phillips May 2023 CHF 2,359,000

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