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Ref. 2526, Platinum "Diamond Dial? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 761518, case No. 687558, Ref. 2526. Made in 1955, sold on September 10th, 1955. Exceptionally fine and extremely rare, water-resistant, selfwinding, platinum and diamond gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.
HKD 750,000 - 900,000
USD 96,000 - 116,000 / EUR 77,000 - 92,000
C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down
slightly domed case back.
D. Satiné silver, round and baguettecut
diamond indexes, subsidiary seconds. White gold
"dauphine" hands.
M. Cal. 12'''-600 AT, 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 five positions,
self-compensating Breguet balance spring, shock-absorber,
swan neck micrometer regulator, 18K yellow gold rotor.
Dial, case, and movement signed.
Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: |
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Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Notes
- 20 examples in platinum. - 30<7STRONG> examples in white gold. - 50 examples in pink gold. - 480 examples in yellow gold. The Ref. 2526 is a most appealing wristwatch and is highly sought-after by collectors. There have been four generations of this model which have evolved as follows:
- 1st generation: domed screw back, beige enamel dial with applied indexes. The enamel is flared around the holes which hold the indexes, the central hands and the subsidiary seconds hand.
- 2nd generation: domed screw back, beige enamel dial with appliedindexes. The indexes are inlaid in the enamel surface; the enamel is flared around the holes which hold the central hands and the subsidiary seconds hand. In this particular series, only a very few examples were made with a black dial and even fewer ith Breguet numerals.
- 3rd generation: identical to the 2nd generation but with a practically flat screw back. Very few examples of this series were produced with a black dial, and only one with a black dial and Breguet numerals is known to date.
- 4th generation: practically flat screw back, beige enamel dial with applied indexes. The indexes are luminescent and inlaid in the enamel surface; the enamel is flared around the holes which hold the central hands and the subsidiary seconds hand. The very first wristwatch of this series, Ref. 2526, which is also the first selfwinding wristwatch ever made by Patek Philippe, is illustrated in "Collecting Patek Philippe Watches", by Madeleine and Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2000, p. 127.