168,500 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 964566, case No. 659435, Ref. 1526, 2nd series. Produced in 210 examplesfrom 1941 to 1952.Very fine and rare astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moonphases. Accompanied by an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from theArchives. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, case back with monogram. Notes Upon request, this watch model was supplied by Patek Philippe with magnifying glass over the date and moon phasesaperture.Ref. 1526This watch was produced with the caliber 12'''-120 QP, the majority of examples in yellow gold, more rarely in pinkgold, and only one example in stainless steel is known to date.- First series with indirect center-secondsproduced in a very few examples.- Second series with concentricauxiliary dials for the seconds and the days of the month.One of these watches was sold by Antiquorum Geneva, in the Theme Auction 'The Art of Patek Philippe', April 9,1989,as lot 203.A similar watch is published in 'Patek Philippe Genève, Wristwatches', by MARTIN HUBER and ALAN BANBERY,
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-11-19
