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Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 336

Patek Philippe & Cie,Genève, No. 764601, case No. 2613030, Ref. 2526, third generation, with black dial, circa 1958.Very fine and extremely rare, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wrist-watch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C. two-body solid, polished, screwed-down case back. D. black enamel with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 12'''-600 AT, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escape-ment, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, shock-absorber, micrometer regulator,18K yellow goldrotor.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.