$12,390
"Yellow Gold 2551" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 766470, case No. 2610005, Ref. 2551. Made in 1960. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, stepped concave bezel, fluted lugs. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "baton" hands. Cal. 12-600 AT, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, “swan-neck” micrometer regulator, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Notes Ref. 2551 Production of this reference started in 1954. A similar watch is published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. I, p. 293 and vol. II, p. 190.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-03-28
