A Patek Philippe Tegolino in 18ct gold on its fitted gold bracelet, sold in Zurich by Beyer, whose name sits on the dial beneath Patek Philippe's own.
The crystal is cut in two facets that rise to a ridge across the centre of the dial, so the glass is pitched like the case beneath it. Under it the dial is silvered and very spare: applied gold batons, each one faceted, a double baton at twelve, two slim gold hands and no seconds. Patek Philippe, Genève is printed in the upper half. In the lower half, in the same black capitals, is the one word Beyer.
That word places the watch. It was supplied by Patek Philippe to Beyer, the family firm on the Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich, and sold over its counter with the retailer's name on the dial.
- 1Patek Philippe, GenèvePrinted in the upper half of the dial in black capitals.
- 2Signed BeyerIn the lower half, in the same black capitals, is the one word Beyer.
- 3Double baton at twelveApplied gold batons, each one faceted, with a double baton at twelve.
- 4Two-facet crystalCut in two facets that rise to a ridge across the centre of the dial.
The Italians call this watch the Tegolino, the little roof tile, and the name is an exact description. The case of the ref. 2292 is bombé: flat where it meets the wrist and arched over the top, a long shallow curve in 18ct yellow gold that runs 32.5mm from lug to lug and only 14mm across. Seen from the side it is one long arc, with the crown and its Calatrava cross set at the midpoint.
The bracelet is what makes it a piece of jewellery. It is a brick-link design in yellow gold, the links flat and close-set, and its end pieces are cut to the width of the case and sit down between the lugs, so that watch and bracelet read as one object. Both carry the same satin finish from one end to the other, 160mm in all. On the wrist it sits as a narrow band of brushed gold with a dial let into it.
It winds, sets and runs as it should.
The dial carries two names: Patek Philippe, Genève above the hands and Beyer below them, the signature of the Zurich retailer that sold the watch. Beyer was founded in 1760 and has been an agent for Patek Philippe without interruption since 1842, three years after the manufacture was established, trading from Bahnhofstrasse 31 since 1927. The crown is signed with the Calatrava cross, and the case form, the two-facet crystal and the dial are those of the ref. 2292 as Patek Philippe made it in the 1950s. In 2026 Patek Philippe acquired the Beyer business, and the Beyer name comes off the Bahnhofstrasse at the end of that year, when the shop becomes a Patek Philippe boutique.
Patek Philippe made the 2292 through the 1950s and 1960s in gold and in platinum, on straps and on bracelets, and built it around its rectangular calibre 8'''-80, an 18-jewel manual movement first made in 1935 for the firm's ladies' watches. This example dates from the later 1950s.
- Maker
- Patek Philippe, Genève
- Model
- Tegolino
- Reference
- 2292
- Retailer
- Beyer, Zurich
- Case
- Rectangular, bombé
- Case material
- 18ct yellow gold
- Diameter
- 14mm
- Lug to lug
- 32.5mm
- Movement
- Cal. 8'''-80, manual wind, 18 jewels
- Functions
- Hours, minutes
- Dial
- Silvered, applied gold baton markers, gold baton hands, signed Patek Philippe Genève and Beyer
- Crystal
- Two-facet
- Crown
- Signed, Calatrava cross
- Bracelet
- Yellow gold brick-link, 160mm overall including the case
- Country
- Switzerland
- Date
- C.1955-60
- Warranty
- 12 months, mechanical, through Vintage Times Amsterdam from date of delivery
12-month mechanical warranty through Vintage Times Amsterdam from date of delivery.
