$48,300
Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 762624, case No. 691288, Ref. 2526, third generation. Production of this refer-ence started in 1953. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with a textured, 18K pink gold Patek Philippe link bracelet. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down dedicated case back, rounded bezel, concave lugs. Off-white enamel with applied faceted pink gold indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold "dauphine" hands. Notes Ref. 2526. First 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 an enamel dial.The latest automatic movement by Patek Philippe at the time, it became the Ref. 3428. The Ref. 2526 is a most appealing wristwatch and is highly sought-after by collectors. There have been four genera-tions of this model which have evolved as follows: - 1st generation: domed screw back, beige enamel dial with applied indexes. The enamel is flared around the holes which hold the indexes, the central hands and the subsidiary seconds hand. - 2nd generation: domed screw back, beige enamel dial with applied indexes. The indexes are inlaid in the enamel surface; the enamel is flared around the holes which hold the central hands and the subsidiary seconds hand. In this particular series, only a very few e
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-03-23
