Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 11, 2009

LOT 184

Yellow Gold Ref. 2526 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 764031, case No. 698241, Ref. 2526. Made in 1956. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with enamel dial.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, curved bezel, screw-down case back, concave lugs, gold Patek Philipppe winding crown. D. Beige enamel with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary dial for the seconds. Yellow gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 12'''-600 AT, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes 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 regulator, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 12 mm.