First Series · Vichet Case
Perpetual Calendar 2499 — First Series · Vichet Case
c. 1951–c. 1953
Case by Emile Vichet (key 9): 36.2 mm, flat caseback and long claw-like lugs, so the watch rests on its lug tips. Usually paired with “Dial A”, whose date ring has a railway (chemin de fer) track like the 1518’s. About 9–10 in yellow gold and 4 in pink gold known. Dated examples: case 665'014 (1951), case 665'025 pink gold (1951).
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Identifying details
- Perpetual calendar
Calendar that accounts for month lengths and leap years.
- Moon phase
Variants of 2499
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| First Series | 1951–c. 1955 |
| First Series · Vichet CaseCurrent | c. 1951–c. 1953 |
| First Series · Wenger Case | c. 1952–c. 1955 |
| First Series · Serpico y Laino | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 2499
- Production
- c. 1951–c. 1953
- Case diameter
- 36.2 mm
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Date
- Yes
- Caliber
- Patek Philippe 13-130 Q
Dial, bezel & hands
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed. Unstated details are inherited from the parent variant.
Movement
Patek Philippe 13-130 Q
The 13-ligne Valjoux-based chronograph with a perpetual calendar and moon-phase module by Victorin Piguet. Used for 44 years in the refs. 1518 and 2499.
Manual winding · 23 jewels