Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 13, 2012

LOT 132

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 2583 Patek Philippe, Geneve, No. 763399, case No. 697241, Ref. 2583. Made circa 1957. Very fine and rare, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. Two-body, polished, inclined bezel, triangular lugs, the back engraved ?W.E. Wardman 1958?. D. Brushed silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes and Roman numeral 12, outer engraved dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold bâton hands. M. Cal. 12'''-600AT, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator, 18K "guilloché" yellow gold rotor. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 9.5 mm Property of a German Collector