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Auction archive: Lot number 15

Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold enamel dial automatic wristwatch and bracelet

The Art of Time
16 Oct 2019
Estimate
US$40,000 - US$60,000
Price realised:
US$35,075
Auction archive: Lot number 15

Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold enamel dial automatic wristwatch and bracelet

The Art of Time
16 Oct 2019
Estimate
US$40,000 - US$60,000
Price realised:
US$35,075
Beschreibung:

Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold enamel dial automatic wristwatch and bracelet Retailed by Gübelin Reference: 2526 Date: 1954 Movement: 30-jewel Cal. 12"'-600 AT with micrometer regulator to Gyromax balance, Seal of Geneva, No. 761051 Dial: Crème enamel signed 'Gübelin', applied gold baton hour-markers, subsidiary seconds, gold hands Case: Convex bezel, double PP crown, screw-down back, No. 683700 Strap/Bracelet: 18K gold brickwork Patek Philippe bracelet with folding clasp, signed by Gay Frères, stamped 1/55 Signed: Case, dial, movement and bracelet Size: 36mm Accompaniments: With an Extract from the Patek Philippe Archives confirming its manufacture in 1954 and subsequent sale February 4, 1955. Fußnoten The present lot is a first execution model with drilled and applied hour-markers, compared to later examples that used glued-on hour-markers. The dial is signed by Gübelin, making it a rarer version of a 'standard' Ref. 2526. It also features its original 18K gold 'D-type' brickwork Gay Frères bracelet, with the same double 'PP' motif on the outer folding clasp, and stamped '1 / 55', the same year the watch was sold.

Auction archive: Lot number 15
Auction:
Datum:
16 Oct 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold enamel dial automatic wristwatch and bracelet Retailed by Gübelin Reference: 2526 Date: 1954 Movement: 30-jewel Cal. 12"'-600 AT with micrometer regulator to Gyromax balance, Seal of Geneva, No. 761051 Dial: Crème enamel signed 'Gübelin', applied gold baton hour-markers, subsidiary seconds, gold hands Case: Convex bezel, double PP crown, screw-down back, No. 683700 Strap/Bracelet: 18K gold brickwork Patek Philippe bracelet with folding clasp, signed by Gay Frères, stamped 1/55 Signed: Case, dial, movement and bracelet Size: 36mm Accompaniments: With an Extract from the Patek Philippe Archives confirming its manufacture in 1954 and subsequent sale February 4, 1955. Fußnoten The present lot is a first execution model with drilled and applied hour-markers, compared to later examples that used glued-on hour-markers. The dial is signed by Gübelin, making it a rarer version of a 'standard' Ref. 2526. It also features its original 18K gold 'D-type' brickwork Gay Frères bracelet, with the same double 'PP' motif on the outer folding clasp, and stamped '1 / 55', the same year the watch was sold.

Auction archive: Lot number 15
Auction:
Datum:
16 Oct 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
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