Important Watches: Part I
Important Watches: Part I
Property from a distinguished Texan collector
Patek Philippe
Ref. 2551 Yellow gold wristwatch Made in 1958 | 百達翡麗 2551型號黃金腕錶，1958年製
Auction Closed
May 11, 01:00 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Property from a distinguished Texan collector
Patek Philippe
Ref. 2551
Yellow gold wristwatch
Made in 1958
百達翡麗 2551型號黃金腕錶，1958年製
Dial: silvered
Calibre: cal. 12-600 AT automatic, 30 jewels
Movement number: 765'364
Case: 18k yellow gold, screw-down back
Case number: 2'605'307
Closure: 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle
Dimensions: 36 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: no
Papers: no
Accessories: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming date of sale on December 18th, 1958
The reference 2551 was one of Patek Philippe’s earliest automatic wristwatch models, and featured their original automatic movement, the reference 12-600 AT. To the best of our knowledge, only 7,100 movements were manufactured, and distributed for production of various automatic models including the present lot, a well preserved example of an early automatic timepiece by the firm.