Patek Philippe 2584 ----> black épargne dial

 Dear watch aficionado.

Here a nice example of a Patek Philippe 2584 with black épargne dial, of which only two examples are known:

The dial is made by Cadran Stern with the complicated "épargne" technique, which means that first the base plate is gilted, then the signature, minuterie and small seconds are protected by a special lacquer, after that the dial is colored in a black galvanique bath. After the black color has dried, the protective lacquer is taken off. Later the hour baton indexes and the 12 o'clock indexes are added. The indexes are fixed by "pickage" and then leveled by "limage" as you can see on the photo of the dial from the back. This method called "pickage & limage" was used back then at that time. These methods, "épargne, pickage, limage" can be seen as well on famous dials as the Bao Dai.

I invite you as well to take a look at my site www.watchcollector.lu for the current offer of vintage and independent timepieces.

 
Kind regards.
Christian

Rolex 6105 pink gold, black épargne dial

Dear watch aficionado.

 

Here a nice example of a Rolex 6105 pink gold with a beautiful black épargne dial:

 

These black dials were highly complicated to produce. They used the famous épargne method for the minuterie and swiss made signature. After that, the dial was treated in a black galvanic bath and then protected by a so called "sapon", which was a translucent lacquer used for protection against oxidation. The signature "Rolex Oyster Perpetual" & "Officially Certified Chronometer" are made with the décalque doré method by using red gold powder onto the sapon. The sapon on the present example has been "eaten" by the radium lume over the last 70 years, which adds tremendous character. By examining the back of the dial, one can see all the correct details to conclude that the dial is all original. The indexes are fixed by "pickage" and then leveled by "limage" as you can see on the photo of the dial from the back. This method called "pickage & limage" was used back then at that time. These methods, "épargne, pickage, limage" can be seen as well on famous dials as the Bao Dai. 

 

I invite you as well to take a look at my site www.watchcollector.lu for the current offer of vintage and independent timepieces.

 

Kind regards.

Christian

 

 

 

Sublime pair ----> Urban Jürgensen reference 5 & Patek Philippe 2584

 Dear watch aficionado.

A sublime pair of timepieces. Have a look at my site www.watchcollector.lu

• Patek Philippe 2584 yellow gold with black dial, NOS condition. Only two known examples with black dial 
• Urban Jürgensen reference 5 in yellow gold.

Both do look superb on the wrist.

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Christian

 

 

SOON at my boutique ----> Urban Jürgensen ref 1, white window

 Dear watch aficionado.

SOON 🔜🔜🔜 at my boutique www.watchcollector.lu is this Urban Jürgensen reference 1, white window, english date.

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Christian

 

 

At auction ----> Wally Schirra's Omega Speedmaster

 Dear watch aficionado.

There is a very special OMEGA Watches Speedmaster 145.022-69 with a spectacular provenence coming up for sale at RR auctions. This Speedmaster was once owned by Wally Shirra N°08! In my eyes an extraordinary watch with a superb history. The vintage Speedmasters in general are still flying under the radar and don't have the attention yet which they should have. N°19, once owned by Michael Collins was sold on June 1st 2022 at Heritage auctions for 765 000$.

Here is the link, the current bid is at 140 800$

https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/346435506467000-wally-schirra-39-s-18k-gold-omega-speedmaster-professional-1969-apollo-11-commemorative-watch/?cat=57

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Christian

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