Important Collector's Wristwatches,Po...

Grand Havana Room, Mar 24, 2004

LOT 313

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 925286, case No. 635704, Ref. 1526, 2nd series. Production of thisreference started in 1941.Very fine and rare astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases, small Arabic numerals on the dial, and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

USD 65,000 - 85,000

EUR 50,000 - 66,000

Sold: USD 85,000

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold dot indexes and small Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial with inner 60 second scale and outer graduation for the date, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "feuille" hands.M. Cal. 12'''-120 QP, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement,cut bimetallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Breguet balance-spring, micro-meter regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 33 - 01

Notes

Ref. 1526This watch was produced 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 subsidiary dials for the seconds and the days of the month. One of these watches was sold by Antiquorum Geneva, in the thematic auction "The Art of Patek Philippe" on April 9, 1989, lot 203.The dials for this reference, second series, are known to date with three different designs- the seconds division scale on the outside of the subsidiary date dial, quite rare- the seconds division on the inside of the subsidiary dial-the seconds division on the bottom portion of the subsidiary dial below the moon phase apertureThe applied gold upright Arabic numbers are of two kinds:- the larger type- the smaller type, every rare.A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 282.