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Geneva, Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 16, 2005

LOT 170

"Pink ref. 1526" Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 967649, Ref. 1526, 2nd series. Made circa 1951. Produced in 210 examples from 1941 to 1952. Fine, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, small Arabic numerals and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe bracelet by Gay Frères.

CHF 60,000 - 80,000

EUR 40,000 - 50,000 / USD 50,000 - 65,000

Sold: CHF 103,500

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel and lugs, later non- Patek Philippe back. D. Brushed silver with applied pink gold dot indexes and small Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary graduation for the days of the month, concentric, the seconds scale, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 12'''- 120 QP, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3-12

Good

Worn
Movement: 4-7-8*

Fair

Oxidized

Slightly scratched

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

The original case back of the present watch was lost and it is now fitted with a replacement not made by Patek Philippe. An Extract from the Archives cannot be obtained for this watch. A similar watch is published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. II, pp. 124 to 127. Ref. 1526 This watch was produced with the caliber 12'''-120 QP, the majority of examples in yellow gold, more rarely in pink gold, and only one example in stainless steel is known to date. - First series: with indirect center-seconds, produced in a very few examples. One of these watches was sold by Antiquorum Geneva, in the Thematic Auction "The Art of Patek Philippe" on April 9, 1989, lot 203. - Second series: with concentric auxiliary dials for the seconds and the days of the month. The dials for this reference, second series, are known to date with three different designs: - the seconds division scale on the outside of the auxiliary date dial, quite rare - the seconds division on the inside of the auxiliary dial - the seconds division only on the bottom portion of the auxiliary dial, below the moon phase aperture. The applied gold upright Arabic numbers are of two kinds: - the larger type, more common - the smaller type, as in the present lot, much rarer.