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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH ENAMEL DIAL
Lot 2788

PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH ENAMEL DIAL

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 2526, MOVEMENT NO. 761'560, CASE NO. 687'319, MANUFACTURED IN 1954

Closed28 May 2014

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HKD 225,000

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH ENAMEL DIAL
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 2526, MOVEMENT NO. 761'560, CASE NO. 687'319, MANUFACTURED IN 1954
Cal. 12-600 automatic movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 30 jewels, cream enamel dial, applied baton numerals, subsidiary seconds, circular case, screw back, 18k gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement
36 mm. diam.

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US$20,000-30,000

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1954 and its subsequent sale on 30 November 1955.

Reference 2526, introduced in 1953 and was Patek Philippe's first self-winding watch ever made and the model features the legendary calibre 12-600 AT. The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, first edition pp. 168-169, second edition pp. 213, 216-217.