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Lot Essay
With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with gilt dial and raised gold indexes in 1943 and its subsequent sale on 6 December 1945.
Consigned by a distinguished private collector, the present reference 1526 attracts its beholders with its healthy case lines and clean dial, free of damage and staining. The hallmark stamped on the right side at the 4 o'clock position is crisp and the pin holes of the lugs are well-centred and not worn out. Its timeless design and smooth proportions are as contemporary as when the watch was first launched over sixty years ago. It is a great watch to own, to wear and will certainly also bring economic rewards to the forward-thinking collector.
The champagne dial is preserved in excellent condition, with clear writings, the numerals are intact, with a nice polished surface. It is the only example of a reference 1526 cased in yellow gold known to exist with champagne dial.
Reference 1526
Manufacture of reference 1526, highly appreciated by collectors and immediately recognisable by its Calatrava-style case, was launched in 1941. According to literature, only 210 examples were made, cased either in yellow or pink gold. Only one example in steel, now at Patek Philippe's prestigious watch museum in Geneva, is known to have been made.
Reference 1526 is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, pp. 282 & 283.
Consigned by a distinguished private collector, the present reference 1526 attracts its beholders with its healthy case lines and clean dial, free of damage and staining. The hallmark stamped on the right side at the 4 o'clock position is crisp and the pin holes of the lugs are well-centred and not worn out. Its timeless design and smooth proportions are as contemporary as when the watch was first launched over sixty years ago. It is a great watch to own, to wear and will certainly also bring economic rewards to the forward-thinking collector.
The champagne dial is preserved in excellent condition, with clear writings, the numerals are intact, with a nice polished surface. It is the only example of a reference 1526 cased in yellow gold known to exist with champagne dial.
Reference 1526
Manufacture of reference 1526, highly appreciated by collectors and immediately recognisable by its Calatrava-style case, was launched in 1941. According to literature, only 210 examples were made, cased either in yellow or pink gold. Only one example in steel, now at Patek Philippe's prestigious watch museum in Geneva, is known to have been made.
Reference 1526 is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, pp. 282 & 283.