$38,400
Pink Gold 2526 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 763496, case No. 696038, Ref. 2526. Made in 1956, sold on May 21, 1957. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch. Accompanied by an extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, concave lugs. Enamel, ivory-colored with applied pink gold faceted baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. 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 to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, 18K yellow gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Notes Ref. 2526. First launched by Patek Philippe in 1953, this was the first selfwinding 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 soughtafter by collectors. There have been four generations of this model which have evolved as follows: - 1st generation: domed screw back, beige enamel dial with applied indexes. The enamel is flared around the holes which hold
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-10-17
