163,000 CHF
Chayaleuk Thansakul Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 966350, case No. 662997, Ref. 1526, 2nd series, especially made for a Thai gentleman. Production of this reference started in 1941. Very fine and unique, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, small Arabic numerals, and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. matte silver with owner’s signature (Chayaleuk Thansakul), applied yellow gold dot indexes and small Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds with inner 60 second scale and outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "Feuille" hands. Notes This watch, made on special order, features the owner’s actual signature reproduced on the dial. This is the only known example of this type of order having been carried out by Patek Philippe. Ref. 1526 This watch was produced with the caliber 12'''-120 QP, the majority of examples in yellow gold, more rarely in pink gold, and only one example in stainless steel is known to date: - First series with indirect center-seconds produced in a very few examples. - Second series with concentric auxiliary dials for the seconds and the days of the month. One of these watches was sold by Antiquorum Geneva, in the thematic auction "The Art of Patek Philippe" on April 9, 1989, lot 203. The dials for
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
