$57,500
Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 760000, case No. 674938, Ref. 2526, made in 1953. Very important, waterproof, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch, with 18K yellow gold articulated bracelet "a mailles" and certificate. massive, polished, screwed back dedicated: The First Self-Winding Patek Philippe made especially for JB. Champion. white enamel with applied gold indexes + auxiliary seconds dial. "Dauphine" gold hands. Notes This watch, the very first wristwatch of this series, Ref. 2526, and also, the first self-winding wristwatch ever made by Patek Philippe is illustrated in Collecting Patek Philippe Watches by Madeleine and Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 1994, p. 111, pl. 167. Ref. 2526 First launched by Patek Philippe in 1953, the first self-winding wristwatch model ever made by the House, with the calibre 12 " '-600 AT, bearing the serial number 760000. It would appear that Patek Philippe produced the Ref. 2526 in 580 examples, mostly with enamel dial. - 20 examples in platinum. - 30 examples in pink gold. - 50 examples in white gold. - 480 examples in yellow gold. The Ref. 2526 is a most appealing wristwatch and highly sought after by collectors. There have been four generations of this model which have evolved as follows: - 1st generation: domed screw back, synthetic beige enamel dial with applied indexes. The enamel is flared around the holes which hold the indexes, the central hands and the subsidiary seconds hand. - 2n Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1998-06-20
