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My favorite Patek Vintage is the Ref# 2438-1 Does anybody have alot of knowledge on it?
Certainly it is great that the 2438-1 was made with a screw-on back, unlike the 1518 or the 2499. I know it is water resistant, manual wind, part of 179 examples along with the 2497-1 which I hear is much more common than the 2438-1. Made between 1952-1963, ect. What about the metals, Yellow gold mostly and Pink Gold (4), what about white gold and platinum? Anymore facts about the 2438-1?
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My favorite Patek Vintage is the Ref# 2438-1 Does anybody have alot of knowledge on it?
Certainly it is great that the 2438-1 was made with a screw-on back, unlike the 1518 or the 2499. I know it is water resistant, manual wind, part of 179 examples along with the 2497-1 which I hear is much more common than the 2438-1. Made between 1952-196...
2438/1
a total of only 179 examples of 2438 and 2497 were produced. the majority cased in yellow gold and only 6 pieces known as pink gold. ref.2438/1 is generally devided into two different series: -the 1st with applied Arabic numerals and dauphine hands -the 2...