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Another heirloom Patek
My uncle has just given me this watch as a gift; it belonged to my great-grandfather, who wore it for about 8 years before he died, and then was stored away by my grandfather (my uncle's father) for 20 years before he died (and then for at least 25 years by my uncle, till now). AFAIK it hasn't been serviced for at least 50 years. After my grandfather died, my grandmother gave this watch to my uncle, and my grandfather's late-50s ref. 2484 Patek Philippe to me. Since that time I had always thought these had been purchased at the same time and were identical, except for the engraving, but I was shocked to discover my error (I obviously wasn't a vintage watch collector the only time I saw these together, in the mid-80s).
An interesting thing about this one is that, despite the appearance of the spring bars, they appear to be fixed, so it needs an open-end strap. Unfortunately, I am away from home till later today, without access to any tools, so I have no way to remove the case back (to discover the reference number) or try to fiddle with the lugs to determine if these are indeed fixed wire lugs or spring bars which have jammed.
Here are some rough-'n-ready photos, until I get to lightly polish the case and crystal and view the movement, etc.
For comparison, here is my grandfather's watch, now mine:
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Originally Posted by Maddox
