Patek Philippe Ref. 2454
Here's another completely overlooked reference: the Patek Philippe 2454 , with is round three-part case with rounded mid-case flanks and prominent welded lugs . The case measures 35 mm and the watch is powered by manual winding caliber 12-200 . I find it ...
Yes, pretty unusual among the PP vintage watches.
The rounded flanks of the case remind me a little of my L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 (a little only, of course). Best, Emmanuel ...
Yes, very nice too, for sure!
Perhaps a little less unusual and unconventional than the 2454, though...
A real beauty!
Love the patina on the gold. (How do you find these?!) Also the lugs are just great! Both dials splendid.
The first example with a patinated case is wonderful.
I like the three-part rounded case. And the lugs. Something about this design feels a little reminiscent of my L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25. Best, Emmanuel ...
I can see it. Also very beautiful.
Here's something that I like about Chopard - It has a long history of good works. This comes from a book called The Watch. It has it's own gold foundry and special editions use fairmined gold to support ethical labor practices and created watches to suppo...
Love the mid-case shape and especially the dial on the Breguet numeral version
Draws interest from me. Thank you for posting Emmanuel! Best, Robert
I'm glad you're interested in this reference too.
I personally prefer the examples with indexes and baton hands, but the Breguet/leaf hands has a lot of charm too, of course. Best, Emmanuel
I like the lug and rounded case flanks very much too.
But I'm personally less fond of the Breguet numerals on such a reference. Just a personal feeling, of course. Best, Emmanuel
It is a very interesting Patek Philippe 2454 watch.
Although I find it quite strange that a watch from the 50's is 35mm which is a large size for that time and whilst I like and appreciate the round 3 part case I find for an manual wind movement watch the thickness for this model being between 9mm-10mm mak...
You're completely right, Marc,
but for me it's exactly what makes this reference special and different: no other comparable reference that I can think of has these rounded case flanks and case "thickness"... Best, Emmanuel
Several members like these numerals too,
but I don't respond to them personally on such a reference: just a personal preference of course! Best, Emmanuel
Hi Emmanuel, the case construction is unique !👍
Love the version with Brequet numerals !😃
The Breguet version gets a lot of love and I understand why, of course,
but I personally don't respond to it: for me, the indexes suit this model better. Just a matter of personal taste, of course. Best, Emmanuel
Yes, but it’s exactly what I find appealing
with this reference: it offers a design which is different from what was common. A more substantial case with rounded flanks. To a certain extent it reminds me of the case of my L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25. Best, Emmanuel ...