35,400 CHF
Pink Gold Ref. 2551 with Diamond-Set Dial Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 766197, case No. 2605404, Ref. 2551. Made in 1958, sold on November 13th, 1959. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold and diamond gentleman's wristwatch with transparent back and additional solid pink gold back. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent screwed-down case back, stepped concave bezel, fluted lugs, sapphire crystal. Matte silver with applied nine brilliant-cut and three baguette-cut quarter hour diamonds indexes, subsidiary seconds. White gold "dauphine" hands. Cal. 12-600 AT, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "faussescôtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for 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 10,6 mm. Notes Ref. 2551 First launched by Patek Philippe in 1954, Ref. 2551 followed Ref. 2526, the first self-winding wristwatch model ever made by the firm. A similar watch is published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani, 2005, vol. I, p. 293, vol. II, p. 190.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-11-12
