299,000 HKD
“Enamel Dial” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 764784, case No. 2602808, Ref. 2526, 3rd generation. Made in the 1950s. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed case back. Off-whitesoft-enamel with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary secondsdial. Yellow gold “dauphine” hands. Cal. 12’’’-600 AT,stamped with the Seal of Geneva, rhodium plated, “faussescôtes” decoration, 30 jewels, lever escapement, Gyromax balanceadjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and five positions,shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring,swan neck micrometer regulator,18K 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 selfwinding 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 soughtafter by collectors. There have been four generations 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 subsi
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-07-10
