$34,500
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 761621, case No. 687391, Ref. 2526, third generation. Production of this reference started in 1953.Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by a fitted box and Extract from the Archives. two-body, solid, polished, screwed down case back, concave lugs. off-white enamel with applied pink gold indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Dauphine" pink gold hands. Cal. 12-600 AT stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free sprunng Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm. Notes 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 enamel dial. The latest automatic movement by Patek Philippe at the time, it became the Ref. 3428::-20 examples in platinum.-30 examples in white gold.-50 examples in pink gold.-480 examples in yellow gold.The Ref. 2526 is a most appealing wristwatch and is highly sought-after by collectors. There have been four generations of this model which have evolved as follows:- 1st generation: domed screw ba
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-09-24
