Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 13, 2012
LOT 121
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 2526 THIRD GENERATION Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 763637, case No. 696013, Ref. 2526. Made circa 1957. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with enamel dial and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.
CHF 20,000 - 30,000
USD 22,000 - 33,000 / EUR 17,000 - 25,000
Sold: CHF 32,500
C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs, rounded bezel, screw-down case back. D. Ivory-color enamel with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary dial for the seconds at 6. Yellow gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 12'''-600 AT, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium plated, fausses cotes 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. Thickness 11.5 mm. Property of a German Collector
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Grade: |
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Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Notes
Patek Philippe Ref. 2526 was fi rst launched in 1953. Patek Philippe produced Ref. 2526 in 580 examples, most with an enamel dial. Ref. 2526 is highly sought after by collectors. There have been four generations of this reference which have evolved as follows: - 1st generation: Domed screw back, beige enamel dial with applied indexes. Enamel fl ared around the holes which hold the indexes, the central hands and the subsidiary seconds hand. - 2nd generation: Domed screw back, beige enamel dial with applied indexes. Indexes are inlaid in the enamel surface; the enamel is fl ared around the holes which hold the central hands and the subsidiary seconds hand. In this particular series, only a few examples were made with a black dial and even fewer with Breguet numerals. - 3rd generation: Identical to 2nd generation but with a practically fl at screw back. 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 fl at screw back, beige enamel dial with applied indexes. Indexes are luminescent and inlaid in the enamel surface; the enamel is fl ared around the holes which hold the central hands and the subsidiary seconds hand This watch is illustrated on page 80 in the book "Patek Philippe - Kult-Objekt & Wert-Anlage" by J. Michael Mehltretter