Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 13, 2012

LOT 56

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 2532 YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 724738, case No. 684608, Ref. 2532. Made circa 1955. Very fine and rare, water resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, dust cover, screw-down case back, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold dart and baton indexes, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 12-400, rhodium-plated, stamped twice with the seal of Geneva quality mark, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronisms and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 10 mm.