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Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 967636, case No. 668356, Ref. 1526, made in 1951, sold on January 22, 1953. Production of this reference started in 1941.Extremely fine and rare, astronomical, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases. Accompanied by an Extract from the Registers.

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C. three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel and lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold dot indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary dial for the seconds and the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Feuille" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 12'''-120 QP, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, mcrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.


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Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2 - 01

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A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 283.Ref. 1526Produced in 210 examples from 1941 to 1952 with the caliber 12'''-120 QP, the majority of examples in yellow gold, more rarely in pink gold, and only one example in stainless steel is known to date. - First series with indirect center-seconds produced in a very few examples. - Second series with concentric auxiliary dials for the seconds and the days of the month.The dials for this reference, second series, are known to date with three different designs: - the seconds division scale on the outside of the auxiliary date dial, quite rare. - the complete seconds division on the inside of the auxiliary dial. - the seconds division only on the bottom portion of the auxiliary dial, below the moon phase aperture.The applied gold upright Arabic numbers are of two kinds: - the larger type, more common; - the smaller type much rarer.