23,000 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 764345, case No. 698125, Ref. 2551, circa 1957. Very fine and rare, waterproof, self-winding, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with 18K white gold bracelet "a petites mailles". massive, polished, screwed back, fluted lugs, concave bezel. matt silver with applied diamond set indexes + auxiliary seconds dial. "Dauphine" white gold hands. 12 "-600 AT Geneva Quality Hall Mark, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes " decoration, 30 jewels, lever escapement, Giromax balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, antishock system, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Notes Ref. 2551 First launchecl by Patek Philippe in 1954, Ref. 2551 followed Ref. 2526, the first self-winding wristwatch model ever made by the House.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1998-10-31
