PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH GAY FRERES BRACELET

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, MOVEMENT NO. 763709, CASE NO. 695417, REF. 2551, MANUFACTURED IN 1956

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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH GAY FRERES BRACELET
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Movement No. 763709, Case No. 695417, Ref. 2551, manufactured in 1956
Cal. 12-600 AT, with nickel-finished lever movement stamped twice with the seal of Geneva, 30 jewels, gyromax balance, micrometer regulator, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, 18k gold rotor, silvered matte dial with applied Arabic and baton numerals, subsidiary seconds, circular case with stepped, concave bezel, case, dial and movement signed, with 18k gold Gay Freres bracelet and clasp
36mm diam.

Lot Essay

Accompanied by a Gübelin red suede-covered box, an additional later silvered dial with Roman numerals and an Extract from the Patek Philippe Archives confirming the date of manufacture as 1956 and its subsequent sale on July 23rd of the following year with a yellow gold bracelet.

To the best of our knowledge, the present watch has never before appeared at auction.

For a note on the reference 2551 see lot 150.

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