Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006
LOT 99
"Platinum 2551" Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 763052, case No. 695325, Ref. 2551. Made in 1956. Very fine and extremely rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum and diamond gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.
USD 40,000 - 60,000
EUR 31,000 - 47,000
Sold: USD 64,900
C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, concave bezel, fluted lugs. D. Matte silver with 9 round and 2 baguette diamond indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. White gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 12-600 AT stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 10 mm.
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Grade: |
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Case: 3-9 |
Good Scratched |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Notes
Production of this references started in 1954. A similar watch is published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2005, vol I, pp. 293 and in vol. II, p. 190.