Patek Philippe Ref. 2523 ‘Eurasia / Silk Road’

Patek Philippe produced this two-crown world-time watch in 1953 with a cloisonné enamel map representing Europe and Eurasia; its archive extract records sale on 7 December 1954. Phillips sold it in May 2021 for CHF 7,048,000, setting records for a Patek Philippe cloisonné-enamel wristwatch and a yellow-gold wristwatch at that time. The object is individually identifiable rather than merely an example of its model, which is important for Arcarel’s object-level record. The cited Phillips 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

18k yellow gold|cloisonné enamel

Dimensions

36 mm diameter

Origin

Switzerland