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Christie’s roundel
Lot 2236

PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 2552 YELLOW GOLD AUTOMATIC BRACELET WATCH

MOVEMENT 763197, CASE 696655, MANUFACTURED IN 1956

Closed27 May 2009

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HKD 143,750

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PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 2552

YELLOW GOLD AUTOMATIC BRACELET WATCH
MOVEMENT 763197, CASE 696655, MANUFACTURED IN 1956

Calibre 12'''600, Geneva Seal hallmarked, 30 jewels, later matte silvered dial with applied inscription "DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU", small seconds, two-part case in 18k gold, plastic crystal, screw down case back, PP crown, 18k gold Tiffany & Co. woven-style bracelet, case and movement signed
Diameter: 36 mm.

Specialist note

EUR6,200-9,100

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming dates of manufacture and sale.

Reference 2552 was in production from 1955 to 1960. It is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 215.