Live Auction 1401Important Watches including Property from an Important European Collection
Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold automatic wristwatch
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Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold automatic wristwatch

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, RETAILED BY GÜBELIN, REF. 2551, MOVEMENT NO. 762'673, CASE NO. 692'409, MANUFACTURED IN 1955

Closed12 May 2014

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CHF 13,750

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Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold automatic wristwatch
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, retailed by Gübelin, ref. 2551, movement no. 762'673, case no. 692'409, manufactured in 1955
Cal. 12-600AT automatic movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 30 jewels, 18K gold rotor, silvered dial, applied gold dagger and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, circular water-resistant-type case, stepped bezel, screw back with engraved inscription G.L. Kilbert, Sharon, PA, PP crown, 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
36 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1955 and its subsequent sale on 27 October 1956.

Reference 2551 was produced from 1954 until 1960 in yellow and pink gold, and more rarely in white gold and platinum. It was the second reference, after the reference 2526, to use the caliber 12-600 AT.