157,500 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 761735, case No. 687422, Ref. 2526 A, 2nd generation, completed in 1955, sold on December 14, 1955. Production of this reference started in 1953. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe bracelet especially designed for Ref. 2526, model A, composed of 17 oval links joined by triple links. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down slightly domed case back, concave lugs. black enamel with inlaid pink gold baton indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. Pink gold "Dauphine" hands. 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, and became the ref. 3428. For reference 2526, Patek Philippe offered the choice of 9 different types of gold bracelet. In different colors of gold or in platinum, they were designated by letters from A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K and were made by Gay Frères and Ponti Gennari. Ref. 3428 : -20 examples in platinum.-30 examples in white gold.-50 examples in pink gold.-480 examples in yellow gold. The Ref. 2526 is a most appealing wristwatch and is highly sought-after by collectors. T
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-10-11
