PATEK PHILIPPE | REF 2551, A YELLOW GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, CIRCA 1958 | 百達翡麗 | 2551型號黃金自動上鏈鍊帶腕錶，年份約1958
Auction Closed
December 11, 08:21 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
PATEK PHILIPPE
百達翡麗
REF 2551
A YELLOW GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET
CIRCA 1958
2551型號黃金自動上鏈鍊帶腕錶，年份約1958
Dial: silvered
Caliber: cal. 12-600 AT automatic movement, 30 jewels
Movement number: 765686
Case: 18k yellow gold, screw-down case back, PP crown
Case number: 2606291
Closure: 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe bracelet signed Gay Frères
Size: diameter 36 mm, bracelet circumference approximately 165 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming the year of manufacture in 1958, and sale on June 3, 1959 with raised gold indexes and a yellow gold bracelet
The present lot is enhanced by a yellow gold bracelet which is confirmed on the Extract from the Archives. In addition to the Patek Philippe signature and PP logo, the clasp of the bracelet is also stamped GF for Gay Frères, a jeweler of great renown whose collaborations with Patek Philippe are prized by collectors.
This model, reference 2551, was produced from 1954 until 1960. It was replaced by reference 3433, which featured the cal. 27-460AT movement.
This model features the 12-600AT movement, an engineering marvel which made its debut at the 1953 Basel Fair. As the first automatic movement made by the firm, its debut was delayed until the Hans Wilsdorf's 1933 patent for a full-rotation self-winding movement expired. At the time of its release, it was one of the most highly-jeweled calibers for a time-only watch produced by Patek Philippe, or indeed any firm.
Reference 2526 was the first model to be fitted with the 12-600AT movement, and reference 2551 was the second to do so.