I think /1a means a bracelet [nt]

Sep 07, 2019,16:49 PM
 

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What does /1 after a model number indicate? Does it mean metal braclet?

 
 By: Patek_3944 : September 7th, 2019-16:30
I am curious what the /1 after a model number indicates. I thought it meant bracelet ? The above link is for a very rare World Time which is on a leather strap but is a /1 model reference. While this Tiffany-signed 2523/1 is a very special watch – one of... 

Today, I'm pretty sure the extra "/1" in a reference is used by Patek exclusively to indicate the presence of a metal bracelet.

 
 By: FabR : September 7th, 2019-16:57
Things might have been different in the '60, however; in fact, I believe ref. 2523/1 did originally come with a strap, as it appears today, similarly to ref. 2523.