$64,900
"Platinum 2551" Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 763052, case No. 695325, Ref. 2551. Made in 1956. Very fine and extremely rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum and diamond gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, concave bezel, fluted lugs. Matte silver with 9 round and 2 baguette diamond indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. White gold "dauphine" hands. Cal. 12-600 AT stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, “swan-neck” micrometer regulator, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Notes Ref. 2551 Production of this references started in 1954. A similar watch is published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2005, vol I, pp. 293 and in vol. II, p. 190.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-12-07
