58,800 CHF
Patek Philippe, Ref. 2526 Pink Gold with Original Bracelet Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 761453, case No. 685336, Ref. 2526, 1st generation. Made in 1954, sold on June 15, 1955. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with the original 18K pink gold Patek Philippe bracelet. Accompanied by a Patek Philippe fitted box and the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw-down case back, concave lugs. Beige enamel with applied pink gold faceted baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, outer dot minute divisions. Pink gold dauphine hands. Cal. 12’’’-600 AT, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock-absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator,18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Approx. overall length 175 mm. Notes The extract from the archives confirms that this watch was sold in 1955 with a bracelet in rose gold. 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
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-05-08
