64,900 CHF
Pink Gold Ref. 2526 Patek Philippe, Gen�ve, retailed by Hausmann & Co, No. 763021, case No. 694863, Ref. 2526. Made in 1956, sold on December 29th, 1956. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K pink gold wristwatch with an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe bracelet. Accompanied by an additional strap and the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished, screw-down case back. Beige enamel with applied pink gold faceted baton indexes, outer dot minute markers, subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold dauphine hands. Notes Ref. 2526 Launched by Patek Philippe in 1953, this was the company�s first self-winding wristwatch, with caliber 12'''- 600 AT, and serial no. 760,000. It would appear that Patek Philippe produced the Ref. 2526 in 580 examples, most with an enamel dial. The latest automatic movement by Patek Philippe at the time, it later became the Ref. 3428: 20 examples in platinum, 30 examples in white gold, 50 examples in pink gold, 480 examples in yellow gold. Ref. 2526 is highly sought-after by collectors. There have been four generations of this model, 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 subsidiary seconds hand. - 2nd generation: domed screw back, beige enamel dial with applied indexes. The indexes are inlaid in the enamel surface; the enamel is flared around the holes which hold the central hands and the
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-11-11
