Patek Philippe

this is one of  rarest rectangular models Patek Philippe ever produced.

Containing the inimitable 9-90

 

What else is hiding in the closet???

Julian

As you said, this watch is known as "Bear-claw" or "Ram's horn" as Roni said. But one of my friends, who studied antique jewelly design in UK, said this case design could be created from the shape of "Tank". I thought this story could be possible. What you guys think??

 

John,

I 'm not quite sure if i'd subscribe to your friend's opinion...may be the variant of the 2417 which has the straight claws as opposed to the curled ones of the 2417?

I guess we will never know for sure!

Roni

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.Although just as sweet

Julian

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Hi, Why do you feel the crown is replaced? i have the same model and it too has the same crown and I've seen one other and that too had the same crown.when i sent mine for a major service at Patek they didn't raise any issue of replacing the crown (as they do with vintages to be true to their era). I'm most interested to hear your feedback, Thanks Roni

I originally thought that the crown of my ref.2471 was replaced as happyguy1688 said. Because the crowns fitted with those rectangular models in the same period have basically no calatrava cross on the crown.

But I've been wondering the calatrava cross on the crown of my ref.2471 is much thiner (or shallow) than that of other crowns with calatrava cross. I will later add some pics of crowns for comparison.

I can see Roni's one looks similar to mine's. Is this because PP service center polished the crown to remove the calatrava cross??? Or the calatrava cross on the crowns in a certain period was very light???

Any idea?

 

John

 

I cannot see what distinguishes which model has a calatrava crown vs thos that do not.

I ma not sure you can say those with a calatrava cross are service replacements

 

Nice watches everyone

Julian

Here are a few more from that same period of time as the 2417 with Calatrava Crowns....and yet there were others without. So not sure what determined which references had them and which didn't. Roni

Roni,

Thanks for the pics! That's what I wanted to post. The calatrava cross of the 1st one (ref.2546) is more accented than the that of 2nd one(ref.2550). Is this just because the difference in period of production (of the crown)?

John

i am interested in buying a 2471.  are any of you gentlemen interested in selling?  my email address is [Email address suppressed for privacy].com

thanks.
david

Thanks for sharing the pics.