Eric Clapton’s Patek Philippe Ref. 2499/100P

Christie’s described only two reference 2499 watches as having been cased in platinum; this privately held example later belonged to Eric Clapton. Christie’s sold it in Geneva in November 2012 for CHF 3,443,000, setting a world record for the reference. The object is individually identifiable rather than merely an example of its model, which is important for Arcarel’s object-level record. The cited Christie's source supplies the key provenance, event or institutional facts used here. No unnamed buyer or owner has been inferred, and fields not established by the source are left blank. Its significance comes from the combination of the physical watch and the documented people, events, institutions or market history attached to this specific specimen.

Culture

Swiss

Medium

platinum

Origin

Switzerland