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The Ref. 2499 First Series in pink gold just sold at Phillips’ Hong Kong Watch Auction: XXII today for over HK$80,370,000 (about US$10.2 million, at time of publication).

Made around 1941, the Ref. 2499 perpetual calendar chronograph embodies Patek Philippe’s mastery of complicated watchmaking long before the dawn of computer-aided design.

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Markedly different from the predominantly round timepieces, the Cabaret was first introduced in 1997, only a few years after the revival of the brand in 1994 by Walter Lange and Günter Blümlein.

Named “Cabaret” in reference to its Art Deco-inspired geometry, the rectangular timepiece pairs architectural symmetry with the manufacture’s signature outsize date display. Over the years, the model line has also seen tourbillon and moonphase interpretations.

Now, for the first time since the exquisite Cabaret Tourbillon Handwerkskunst of 2021, A. Lange & Söhne has unveiled a new Cabaret Tourbillon at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on the shores of Lake Como.

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