$82,600
"Yellow Gold Ref. 2526, Black Dial" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 762329, case No. 689066, Ref. 2526. Made in 1955, sold on July 6, 1956. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with a gold-filled Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, concave lugs. Black with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. Cal. 12-600 AT, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, 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 Breguet balance spring, "swan-neck" micrometer regulator, 18K yellow gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Notes Ref. 2526 Production of this reference started in 1953. For a note, see lot 283. Similar watches are published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2004, vol. I, pp. 304 - 307 and in vol. II, pp. 179 - 184.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-06-14
