SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 2583, MOVEMENT NO. 762'430, CASE NO. 691'908, MANUFACTURED IN 1955

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Patek Philippe. A Fine and Rare 18k Gold Automatic Wristwatch
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Ref. 2583, Movement No. 762'430, Case No. 691'908, Manufactured in 1955
Cal. 12-600 AT automatic movement, stamped with the Geneva Seal, 30 jewels, 18k gold rotor, silvered matte dial, applied gold baton and Arabic numerals, subsidiary dial for constant seconds, circular case, snap on case back, 18k gold associated buckle, case, dial, and movement signed
36mm diam.

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Lot Essay

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1955 and its subsequent sale on May 14th of the following year.

Reference 2583, considered one of Patek Philippe's rarest early automatic wristwatches, was introduced into the market in 1958. It was fitted with Patek Philippe's legendary caliber 12-600 AT which was granted Swiss patent No. 289758 in 1953 for "a self-winding mechanism for a wristwatch movement using the energy supplied by a rotary mass causing an eccentric part to transmit a swinging movement to an organ of the mechanism".

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