Patek Philippe

Reference 2551 A pink gold automatic wristwatch, Made in 1956

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Auction Closed

June 10, 06:06 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Reference 2551

A pink gold automatic wristwatch, Made in 1956

Dial: silvered

Caliber: cal. 12-600 AT automatic, 30 jewels

Movement number: 762'990

Case: 18k pink gold, screw-down back

Case number: 690'692

Closure: 18k pink gold Patek Philippe buckle

Size: 36 mm diameter

Signed: case, dial and movement

Box: no

Papers: no

Accessories: facsimile Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming date of sale on December 5th, 1956

Please note that the present lot has a later added dial. Additionally, a new copy of an Extract from the Archives has been ordered and will be delivered upon arrival.

The reference 2551 was one of Patek Philippe’s earliest automatic wristwatch models and featured their first and most revered automatic movement, the caliber 12-600 also used in reference 2526. In fact, 14 references in total shared this legendary movement, produced in circa 7,100 examples. Its 2 piece Wenger-made case is complimented by its Stern Freres dial, made in 5 different variations. The current example features the applied bullet indexes with a double index at 12. It is thought that circa 240 reference 2551 were cased in 18K pink gold, with only 25 having reappeared in the market since production ended in 1960 and the launch of its replacement reference 3433