Timeless Beauty: Spectacular Wristwat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 24, 2004

LOT 169

Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 760304, case No. 688393, Ref. 2552. Produced circa 1954. Very fine and extremely rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 80,000 - 100,000

EUR 50,000 - 65,000 / USD 65,000 - 80,000

Sold: CHF 97,750

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied white gold Arabic numerals and dot indexes, subsidiary seconds. White gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 12-600 AT, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, 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. 35 mm. Height 10,5 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

Ref. 2552 Production of this reference started in 1955. A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 215.