Patek Philippe produced this watch in limited quantities between 1950 and 1985. Only 349 units were made. Jay-Z’s Patek Philippe 2499 was previously owned by Swedish watch collector and dealer Tony Kavak, who had a yellow gold band made especially for the piece. According to Kavak, the watch was not initially for sale. “The watch
Patek Philippe produced this watch in limited quantities between 1950 and 1985. Only 349 units were made.
Jay-Z’s Patek Philippe 2499 was previously owned by Swedish watch collector and dealer Tony Kavak, who had a yellow gold band made especially for the piece. According to Kavak, the watch was not initially for sale.
“The watch is so exclusive that I often choose not to wear it in public, and I always wear my watches, that’s my philosophy,” Kavak told watch site Bezl.
Still, he knew Jay-Z was the right person to own the watch.
“You should have seen his happiness,” Kavak said in an interview with another watchdog blog, Hodinkee. “It just reminded me how happy I am when I find something weird.”
Neither Kavak nor Jay-Z revealed the cost of the deal, but in 2022, a similar watch sold at auction for $7.68 million.