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Lot Essay
This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. The watch will be supplied with a calf leather strap.
The present perpetual calendar is a master piece of elegance, one of the most well-preserved example of the rare yellow gold version of the reference 1526 from the third series with a mark II dial - Doubtlessly one of Patek Philippe’s most elegant and timeless models, produced in an exceedingly small series of only 210 examples.
Highly attractive, the dial has been restored during the lifetime of the timepiece and displays a beautiful, uniform eggshell-coloured patina, perfectly harmonizing with the yellow gold colour of the case. The case has not been subject to careless polishing, the gold mark underneath the lower left lug is crisp, the hallmark to the right band is deep and visible. Furthermore, the case back has developed an attractive patina.
To conclude on the extreme rarity of this very sought specimen, the watch is one of the only 165 pieces produced in yellow gold.
Reference 1526
In production from 1940 to 1952, this masterpiece combines a Calatrava-style case and a minimalist dial audaciously ahead of its time. In fact, a similar style of dial layout - with a subsidiary dial at 6 o'clock and openings for day of the week and month at 12 - can be found in Patek Philippe perpetual calendar watches over the following three decades, most notably references 2497, 2438/1, 3448 and 3450.
Apart from a unique piece in steel, this reference was available predominantly in yellow gold (165 pieces) and a fraction in pink gold (45 pieces).
Reference 1526 is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, first edition, p. 215, and in Patek Philippe Museum - Patek Philippe Watches Volume II, pp. 288-289.
The present perpetual calendar is a master piece of elegance, one of the most well-preserved example of the rare yellow gold version of the reference 1526 from the third series with a mark II dial - Doubtlessly one of Patek Philippe’s most elegant and timeless models, produced in an exceedingly small series of only 210 examples.
Highly attractive, the dial has been restored during the lifetime of the timepiece and displays a beautiful, uniform eggshell-coloured patina, perfectly harmonizing with the yellow gold colour of the case. The case has not been subject to careless polishing, the gold mark underneath the lower left lug is crisp, the hallmark to the right band is deep and visible. Furthermore, the case back has developed an attractive patina.
To conclude on the extreme rarity of this very sought specimen, the watch is one of the only 165 pieces produced in yellow gold.
Reference 1526
In production from 1940 to 1952, this masterpiece combines a Calatrava-style case and a minimalist dial audaciously ahead of its time. In fact, a similar style of dial layout - with a subsidiary dial at 6 o'clock and openings for day of the week and month at 12 - can be found in Patek Philippe perpetual calendar watches over the following three decades, most notably references 2497, 2438/1, 3448 and 3450.
Apart from a unique piece in steel, this reference was available predominantly in yellow gold (165 pieces) and a fraction in pink gold (45 pieces).
Reference 1526 is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, first edition, p. 215, and in Patek Philippe Museum - Patek Philippe Watches Volume II, pp. 288-289.