$39,100
"Enamel Dial" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 761711, case No. 687327, Ref. 2526. Production of this reference started in 1953. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with a textured 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe bracelet made by Gay Frères. Accompanied by a fitted box and the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, concave lugs. Off-white soft enamel with applied faceted yellow gold bâton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. Cal. 12-600 AT, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, 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. 35 mm. Thickness 11 mm. 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 generations of this model which have evolved as fo
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-09-28
