Patek Philippe Calatrava 2526 'First Series' Rose Gold Freccero Signed / Bracelet WOW

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This is a vintage 1955 18K rose gold Patek Philippe Calatrava Automatic 2526R. It has an integral rare custom 18k rose gold link bracelet with a deployment clasp, and an acrylic crystal. The screw down winding crown has the PP logo, and there is a screw down solid case back, inside of which is stamped "PATEK PHILIPPE & CO – GENEVE – SWISS," several hallmarks, and a serial number. The 35.5mm diameter solid two-body case, gently curved lugs, and stepped bezel, are polished. The first series original ivory-toned porcelain dial is in excellent condition, and it's signed by the Uruguay dealer Freccero in gilt letters, enhancing the rarity of this watch; the Patek Philippe signature is also in gilt print. It includes applied gold boat-shaped faceted baton hour indices with the original luminous radium end pips, around a perimeter gold dot minute scale. There are gold dauphine Calatrava hands, and there is a white running small seconds subsidiary dial with gold markings and a gold indicator hand at the 6 o'clock position. It's water resistant, and the 11.5mm thick case, dial, and movement are all signed. This Patek Philippe Calatrava Automatic 2526R has a mechanical automatic self-winding Patek Philippe caliber 12-600 AT movement that's stamped with the Geneva quality seal. It's rhodium plated with fausses cotes embellishment, and it's constructed with 30 jewels, bi-directional winding, a straight-line lever escapement, and a Gyromax balance with sunken regulator weights, adjusted for cold, heat, isochronism and five positions. There is a shock absorber system, an 18K gold guilloche rotor with the Patek Philippe seal, a self-compensating Breguet free-sprung balance spring, and a swan-neck micrometer regulator. The mechanism oscillates at a frequency of 19,800 vph (2.75 Hz). The Patek Philippe Calatrava Automatic 2526R was the company's first self-winding wristwatch, initially introduced in 1952, ushering in the era of the automatic. This is the first and still one of the very finest automatic wristwatches ever made, and a mid-20th century hallmark. It's accompanied by the original coffin-shaped box signed by the Motevideo watch dealer Freccero.

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