SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 2526, MOVEMENT NO. 760'141, CASE NO. 678'259, MANUFACTURED IN 1953

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Patek Philippe. A Fine 18k Gold Automatic Wristwatch with Enamel Dial
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Ref. 2526, Movement No. 760'141, Case No. 678'259, Manufactured in 1953
Cal. 12-600 AT automatic movement stamped with the Geneva Seal, 18k gold rotor, cream enamel dial, applied gold baton numerals, subsidiary seconds, circular water-resistant-type case, screw back, 18k pink gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial, and movement signed
35.5mm diam.

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Please note that the case of this watch is yellow gold, not pink gold as stated in the catalogue.

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Lot Essay

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1953 and its subsequent sale on October 29th of the same year.

To the best of our knowledge this watch has never before been offered in public.

Reference 2526 is the first self-winding wristwatch made by Patek Philipe, produced from 1953 until 1960. Around 3000 watches were produced, the majority in yellow gold, with less than 400 in pink gold, and around 60 each in platinum and white gold. The present watch is part of the very first series of the watch, born without a ball-bearing rotor system.

Reference 2526 is illustrated in Patek Philippe by M. Huber and A. Banberry, 1998, plate 349, p. 217.

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