Patek Philippe

Ref. 2526P Platinum and diamond-set wristwatch Made in 1954 | 百達翡麗 2526P型號鉑金鑲鑽石腕錶，1954年製

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Auction Closed

May 11, 01:00 PM GMT

Estimate

100,000 - 200,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

Property from a distinguished Texan collector

Patek Philippe

Ref. 2526P

Platinum and diamond-set wristwatch

Made in 1954

百達翡麗 2526P型號鉑金鑲鑽石腕錶，1954年製

Dial: HB Heures Brillantes, silvered with diamond-set indexes

Calibre: cal. 12-600 AT automatic, 30 jewels

Movement number: 761'410

Case: platinum, screw-down back

Case number: 687'561

Closure: Patek Philippe crocodile strap and platinum buckle

Dimensions: 35.5 mm

Signed: case, dial and movement

Box: yes

Papers: no

Accessories: Patek Philippe presentation case with outer packaging and Extract from the Archives confirming date of manufacture in 1954 and sale on September 23rd, 1955

Reference 2526, produced from 1953 to 1960, was the first self-winding wristwatch made by Patek Philippe. About 3000 movements were cased as reference 2526 and the vast majority were sold with enamel dials and applied gold lapidated indexes. The present watch, however, features a rare metal dial with applied diamond indexes. According to our research, it is possible that less than 70 examples of the reference 2526 wristwatches were made in platinum and only around 20 of these appear to have featured diamond numerals. As a consequence, the present wristwatch can be considered one of the rarest examples of the model.