Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Jun 14, 2007

LOT 144

"Yellow Gold Ref. 2526, Black Dial" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 762329, case No. 689066, Ref. 2526. Made in 1955, sold on July 6, 1956. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with a gold-filled Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

USD 25,000 - 35,000

EUR 18,000 - 26,000

Sold: USD 82,600

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, concave lugs. D. Black with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 12-600 AT, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, "swan-neck" micrometer regulator, 18K yellow gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 2526 Production of this reference started in 1953. For a note, see lot 283. Similar watches are published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2004, vol. I, pp. 304 - 307 and in vol. II, pp. 179 - 184.