19,800 CHF
Ref. 2526 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 762189, case No. 691229, Ref. 2526, 2nd generation. Made in 1955, sold on August 2nd, 1956. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. To be sold without reserve Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screweddown case back, concave lugs. Off-white softenamel with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary seconds dial, outer minute division. Yellow gold dauphine hands. Cal. 12’’’-600 AT, stamped with the Seal of Geneva, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronisms and five positions, shock-absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck index regulator,18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Notes Ref. 2526 First launched by Patek Philippe in 1953, this was the first self-winding wristwatch model ever made by the company, with the caliber 12'''- 600 AT, bearing the serial number 760,000. It would appear that Patek Philippe produced the Ref. 2526 in 580 examples, mostly with an enamel dial. The latest automatic movement by Patek Philippe at the time, it became the Ref. 3428. The Ref. 2526 is a most appealing wristwatch and is highly sought-after by collectors. There have been four generations of this model which have evolved as follows: - 1st generation: domed screw back, beige enamel dial with applied
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-10-04
