Patek Philippe 'Luminous Dial', Reference 2526
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1955
Maker / issuer
Patek PhilippeAccording to the auction house, this Patek Philippe Reference 2526 is an 18k yellow gold automatic wristwatch produced in 1955. The source records calibre 12-600 with 30 jewels housed inside a 35.5 mm case with a screw-down back.
The dial is off-white enamel with luminous indexes, paired with dauphine-style hands and a subsidiary seconds display at 6 o'clock. An accompanying Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirms the original sale date on November 21, 1955, and specifies radium as the dial luminous material.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Automatic wristwatch
- Calibre
- cal. 12-600 automatic, 30 jewels
- Sale Date
- November 21, 1955
- Case Number
- 687'814
- Case Diameter
- 35.5 mm diameter
- Case Material
- 18k yellow gold, screw-down case back
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Movement Number
- 761'820
- Maker / attribution
- Patek Philippe
Design
- Visible features
- • Off-white enamel dial featuring applied yellow-toned hour markers and dot minute track • Yellow-toned dauphine hands and a subdial for running seconds at 6 o'clock • Brown alligator leather strap attached to downward-curving lugs • Fluted crown bearing the Patek Philippe logo
- Case and External Fittings
- The catalog lists the case as 18k yellow gold with a screw-down case back, measuring 35.5 mm in diameter, with case number 687'814. Direct observation shows downward-curving lugs and a fluted crown bearing the Patek Philippe logo. Visible attached to the lugs is a brown alligator leather strap. The auction entry notes an 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle closure, though this fitting is not depicted in the provided frontal image.
- Dial and Visual Architecture
- Direct visual inspection reveals an off-white enamel dial featuring applied yellow-toned hour markers and a dot minute track. The time display utilizes yellow-toned dauphine hands accompanied by a running seconds subdial at the 6 o'clock position. According to the auction house description, the dial incorporates luminous indexes. A saleroom notice clarifies that an accompanying Extract from the Archives confirms the luminous material on the dial is radium. The catalog also records the dial as signed by the maker.
- Reported Movement and Archival Documentation
- The internal movement is not visible in the provided image. The auction house documents the mechanism as automatic calibre 12-600 with 30 jewels, bearing movement number 761'820, and reports the movement as signed. The lot includes a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming a sale date of November 21, 1955, as well as a travel case. The listing notes that neither an original box nor guarantee papers are present.
Identification
- Reference
- 2526
- Serial number
- 687'814
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Movement and case back interior are not visible in the provided image.
- Research required: Buckle is mentioned in text but not depicted in the frontal photograph.