45,000 CHF
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 2526 ENAMEL DIAL FIRST GENERATION YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 760529, case No. 681543, Ref. 2526. Made in 1953, sold on July 13th, 1954. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with enamel dial. Accompanied by a later Patek Philippe box and the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded stepped bezel, screw down case back, concave lugs. Ivory-color enamel with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Yellow 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 gold rotor. Notes Dial, case, and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 11 mm. The Extract from the Patek Philippe archives confirms that this watch was sold on July 13th, 1954. , 1953 and that the dial is enamel with applied gold hour markers. Reference 2526 was introduced in 1953 and was the first self-winding production wristwatch ever made by Patek Philippe. The watch was designed with the celebrated 12'''-600 AT caliber, the first 2526 bearing the serial number 760,000. The Ref. 2526 is a most appealing wristwatch and is highly sought after by collectors. There have been four ge
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2015-03-15
