In his comment to my thread dedicated to the Patek Philippe/Somazzi partnership , our dear Gordon aka GLau asked me how many retailers were able to have their signature on some Patek Philippe watches . Here's my answer : A / I have identified 58 retailers

Huge congratulations! As you might have seen, I've tried to collect the variant of the 2481 here: www.watchprosite.com Best, Emmanuel

It's been a while, everyone. I got a rare 2481J with a two-tone dial. The case is non-polished. The dial has not been redone. The bracelet is genuine Patek made by GF. To me, this is the ultimate out-of-place artifact.

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

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

At the beginning of my horological journey decades ago I quickly realized I wanted to own a Patek. I was only interested in vintage. Mainly for financial reasons but also because they appealed greatly to me, I focused on time only watches. These watches t

Produced in 1952, this watch features a cloisonné enamel dial which depicts a tropical locale and associated flora. Cloisonné enamel dials make use of gold wires to define the outlines of the objects to be depicted and within the area defined by these wir

for one lover of enamel cloisonné. Reference 2481 in the upcoming Sothebys auction

Regarding your question, these hour markers have been used before in vintage Pateks, one such example being the ref 2481. (They’ve also been used in other vintage time only watches like in vintage IWC cal 89). If you look at ref 2481, another feature it s

Much more interesting and beautiful case. Here’s one I once owned