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Overview of the Patek Philippe ref. 2481
The Patek Philippe ref. 2481 is rarely seen, but it has a gorgeous 37mm case (which was large by the standards of the 50's, reason why it was called 'King Size') with stepped lugs and many lovely dial variants, including wonderful cloisonné enamel examples. It's powered by caliber 27SC.
A review of this reference by NT931 can be found here.
Enjoy!
Best,
Emmanuel
A/ REGULAR DIALS
credit: @roni_m_29 (1), connoisseur of time (2-5) & onbehalf (6-9)
2/ Baton indexes
credit: mr watchley (1-4), Paul boutros (5-7), watch club London (8-11) & Bachmann & Scher (12-13)
3/ Arabic Twelve
credit: bachmann & scher
B/ ENAMEL DIALS
1/ King Saud Bin Adbul Aziz (king of Saudi Arabia from 1953 through 1964)
credit: @bobmaron (1-2) & robert marron (3-4)
2/ 'Pristine Forest' or 'Tropical oasis' or 'Tropical landscape': each dial is unique, so here are 5 variants with subtle differences concerning the trees, fruits and background (other gorgeous photos of this dial by lavrentivs can be found here)
a/ Variant n° 1
credit: @bobmaron (1), robert marron (2-3), monaco legends auction (4-8) & @_1_5_1_8_ (9)
b/ Variant n° 2
credit: phillips (9-12)
c/ Variant n° 3
credit: Sjx
d/ Variants n° 4 & 5
credit: hodinkee & @horology_ancienne
3/ Map: "supercontinent" of Eurasia
credit: @vintagefanatic (1) & hodinkee (2-6)
4/ Lighthouse
credit: christie's (1-4) & ablogtowatch (5)
Overview of the Patek Philippe ref. 2481
The Patek Philippe ref. 2481 is rarely seen, but it has a gorgeous 37mm case (which was large by the standards of the 50's, reason why it was called ' King Size ') with stepped lugs and many lovely dial variants , including wonderful cloisonné enamel exam...
Stunning pics!
While I have always appreciated the craftmanship and history, PP doesn't really turn my crank but those pics were wonderful, thanks for educational trip!
I'm glad you enjoyed the trip, especially if PP isn't your usual cup of tea!
Thanks for chiming in. Best, Emmanuel
Interesting post Emmanuelle ! So many dial variants and they each provide a different feel ! Naturally
my favorite is the enamel dial(s), especially with tropical scenes !
I love the enamel dials too.
My favorite would be the Eurasia, I think. But I also like the Roman numerals on the regular dial.
Those cloisonné pieces the stuff of dreams, quattro.
The case size is lovely on the wrist. Well...my wrist ;-)
Movement looks a bit small...
...probably taken from 34-35mm 'normal' sized watches of the day?
Caliber 27 SC, launched in 1949,
has a directly driven central second (SC=Seconde Centrale) and has a 27mm diameter: thus the name 27 SC. You can see it in action in this video. Best, Emmanuel Caliber 27 SC
Thank you Emmanuel
Many Thanks for the great post documenting the amazing variants to an incredible Reference that has mezmorised and bewitched me! Whilst the cloissone variations are stunning and for dreams and in the next life the search for other variants is pumped up by...
Thank you so much, Roni!
I'm so glad that you like this post: as you've probably understood it's when I saw your recent photos of the 2481 on IG that I said to myself "now's really the time to dive into this reference and document all its variants"! It's a wonderful example you'v...