Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold self-winding water-resistant wristwatch with enamel dial and radium accents

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, NO. 764044, REF. 2526, CIRCA 1956

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold self-winding water-resistant wristwatch with enamel dial and radium accents
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, No. 764044, Ref. 2526, circa 1956
12-600 AT, with nickel-finished lever movement, 30 jewels, Gyromax balance, 18K gold engine-turned rotor, movement stamped with the Seal of Geneva, the cream enamel dial with radium accents to the applied gold baton indexes, radium accents to the gold dauphine hands, subsidiary seconds, the circular water-resistant-type case with screw back (No. 2601115 Ref. 2526), downturned lugs, together with an 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle, accompanied by Patek Philippe Extact from the Archives, case, dial and movement signed
35 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

Patek Philippe confirm production of this watch with radium accents to the indexes in 1956 and its subsequent sale on February 28th, 1958.

Production of reference 2526 was launched in 1953. It is thought that only 580 examples were made, the majority of which are in yellow gold. Examples with radium accents are extremely rare.

Other examples of this model are illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 2nd edition, pp. 213, 216-217.

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