Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 25, 2012

LOT 260

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 2526, 2ND GENERATION Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 766149, case No. 2606816, Ref. 2526. Made in 1958. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with factory replaced enamel dial, and Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded bezel, screw down case back, concave lugs. D. Factory replaced 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, swan-neck regulator, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 12 mm.