18,750 CHF
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 2526 ENAMEL DIAL FIRST GENERATION VERY EARLY MOVEMENT NUMBER YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 760050, case No. 674954, Ref. 2526. Made in 1953, sold on August 25th, 1953. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with enamel dial and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded stepped bezel, screw down case back, concave lugs. Ivory-color enamel with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold dauphine hands. Cal. 12```-600 AT, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, 18K gold rotor. Notes Dial, case, and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 11 mm. The present watch is an early example of the Ref . 2526. The dial has some faint hair cracks visible under magnification but nevertheless an attractive example with low movement number. The Extract from the Patek Philippe archives confirms that this watch was made in 1953 and sold on August 25th, 1953. Reference 2526 was introduced in 1953 and was the first self-winding production wristwatch ever made by Patek Philippe. The watch was designed with the celebrated 12
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2015-05-10
