A FINE AND RARE PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH ENAMEL DIAL
REF 2526 MVT 762060 CASE 689098 MADE IN 1955
A FINE AND RARE PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH ENAMEL DIAL
REF 2526 MVT 762060 CASE 689098 MADE IN 1955 diameter 35 mm , • cal. 12-600 automatic nickel lever movement, 30 jewels, mono-metallic balance, 18k yellow gold rotor • cream enamel dial, applied baton indexes for hours, dot indexes for minutes, subsidiary seconds • 18k pink gold case, down-turned lugs, screw-down case back • case, dial, and movement signed • with a 18k pink gold Patek Philippe bucklePatek Philippe, Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 HKD
, Sold
562,500 HKD
, A FINE AND RARE PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH ENAMEL DIAL
REF 2526 MVT 762060 CASE 689098 MADE IN 1955 diameter 35 mm , • cal. 12-600 automatic nickel lever movement, 30 jewels, mono-metallic balance, 18k yellow gold rotor • cream enamel dial, applied baton indexes for hours, dot indexes for minutes, subsidiary seconds • 18k pink gold case, down-turned lugs, screw-down case back • case, dial, and movement signed • with a 18k pink gold Patek Philippe buckle
, With a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives and presentation box. The Ref. 2526, first manufactured in 1953, was the first self-winding wristwatch made by Patek Philippe. With its production ceased in 1960, it has become an iconic piece among collectors in today's market due to the classic and handsome appearance of the enamel dial.
Produced in yellow, pink and white gold, as well as platinum, the greatest majority of these timepieces are in yellow gold, with much fewer examples in the other three metals, rendering these watches particularly rare and collectable.
Examples of Ref. 2526 are illustrated in Huber, M. & Banbery, A., Patek Philippe Wristwatches, pp. 213 and 216-7. Cal. 12-600 is illustrated on p. 214 of the same text.
