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Posted: maradiliko @ 18 Sep 2023 09:25:23 |
If you've been around watches, no doubt you've seen this photo. It's collector catnip: John Lennon, one of the most highly successful people of all time, wearing a Patek Philippe ref. 2499 perpetual calendar chronograph, one of the most important watches ever. Just months after this photo, the former Beatle was murdered, and the watch hasn't been seen since.
Thanks to an ongoing lawsuit in Geneva, new learn about the mythical Patek's history and current whereabouts has surfaced. But the lawsuit is only the beginning of an account of extortion, theft, and a stolen Patek that traveled from New York to Turkey to Germany to Geneva and, perhaps, back home, as well as the legacy Lennon left behind. Before we get to the international intrigue, let's begin by talking about what the Lennon 2499 is.
As Ben wrote in our Reference Points for Patek Perpetual Calendar Chronographs, "The Patek 2499 is considered by many to be the ultimate Patek Philippe, capturing old-world charm with modern wearability. The 2499 is also probably the most studied and dissected of PP everlasting chronos. "
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Patek made just 349 examples of the 2499 over its 35-year production run. It's complicated, rare, as well as collectible but also beautifully designed along with modern proportions compared to its smaller for-runners.
Just a couple of a few months ago, we wrote about some of the myth-making around the Lennon 2499, and the court case confirms some of those rumors are true: Yoko Ono bought the watch with regard to Lennon's 40th birthday, just two months before he was killed in Ny city outside his and Ono's apartment. Ono purchased the actual yellow gold Patek 2499 at Tiffany & Co. in New York with the retailer's signature on the face.
The date of purchase means it's a fourth series 2499, the last series of the particular reference, produced from 1978 through 1985 and also differentiated from earlier 2499s by the modern blue crystal.
The Lennon 2499 was engraved with a single word on the back, in reference to the first song from an album that Ono and Lennon composed after their brief separation. (The court filings redact typically the engraved word and no one will show me, so leave your best guess in the comments! )
I've been told often the Lennon 2499 is in pristine condition. When first brought to Christie's within 2014, it was in like-new condition within the original Patek strap. The actual pin buckle stretched just a single hole on the strap where Lennon wore the watch.
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