Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

LOT 97

?Yellow Gold Ref. 2525-1? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 745626, case No. 694969, Ref. 2525-1. Made in the 1950s. Very fine, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

USD 3,000 - 5,000

EUR 2,300 - 4,000

Sold: USD 5,428

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screweddown case back, stepped bezel, fluted curved lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dart indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 10-200, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3-9*

Good

Scratched

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 2525-1
Production of this references started in 1956. A similar watch are published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. II, p. 176 to 178.