47,200 CHF
Ref. 2526, “Yellow Gold" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 760725, case No. 682871, Ref. 2526. Made in 1954, sold on November 27th, 1954. Very fine and rare, early, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe model A link bracelet. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished, rounded bezel, concave lugs, screwed-down case back. Off-white soft enamel with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. Cal. 12’’’-600 AT, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of an Italian Collector 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 bee
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-05-13
