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

LOT 360

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1110021, case No. 691250,Ref. 2526, third generation. Produced circa 1960.Production of this reference started in 1953.Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wrist-watch with an enamel dial.

C. two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, concave lugs. D. off-white enamel with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. 'Dauphine' yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 27-460 stamped twice with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 34 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, 18K gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.