91,500 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 967640,case No. 668348, Ref. 1526, second series, made in 1951, sold on December 13, 1952.Very fine and rare astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases, with leather strap and 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, dedicated back. matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial, concentric, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. “Feuille” yellow gold hands. Cal. 12’’’-120 QP, rhodium plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and5 positions, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.Accompanied by Extract from the Archives. Notes Ref. 1526Produced in 210 examples from 1941 to 1952, with the calibre 12’’’-120 QP, the majority in yellow gold, rarely in pink gold, with only one example known to date in stainless steel.- First series with indirect centre-seconds produced in very few examples. One of these watches was sold by Antiquorum, Geneva, in the theme auction The Art of Patek Philippe, April 9, 1989, lot 203.- Second series with concentric auxiliary dials for the seconds and the days of the month. A similar watch is published in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, pp. 282-283
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-04-02
