Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 11, 2009

LOT 399

Yellow Gold Ref. 2526 Enamel Dial Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 760170, case No. 678316, Ref. 2526. Made in 1954. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with enamel dial and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded bezel, screwed-down case back, concave lugs. D. Ivory-color enamel with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds dial. 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, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swanneck micrometer regulator, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.