Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2015
LOT 116
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 2551 DISCO VOLANTE YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 762889, case No. 692479, Ref. 2551. Made circa 1956. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold, self-winding, water resistant wristwatch.
USD 15,000 - 20,000
HKD 116,000 - 155,000 / CHF 14,500 - 19,400
Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, stepped concave bezel, recessed winding crown, fluted lugs. Matte silver with applied yellow gold dart indexes and Arabic 12, outer engraved minute divisions, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold dauphine hands. Cal. 12```600 AT, stamped twice with the seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes 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.
