3059

PATEK PHILIPPE

Manufacturer/Manufaktur: Patek Philippe, Geneva. Model: Retailed by Hölscher, Cologne/Köln. Year/Jahr: 1960. Reference No./Referenz-Nr.: 2568. Movement No./Werk-Nr.: 750 802. Calibre/Kaliber: 10-200, manual-winding/Handaufzug. Case No./Gehäuse-Nr.: 517 398 (by Jean-Pierre Ecoffey, succ.de Georges Croisier, Geneva; key No.5). Material: 18K yellow gold/Gelbgold. Braclet-Strap/Armband: Black leather Patek Philippe strap/Schwarzes Patek Philippe-Lederarmband. Clasp-Buckle/Verschluss: 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle/Patek Philippe-Verschluss aus 18 kt. Gelbgold. Dimensions/Grösse: ø 32,8 mm. Signed/Signiert: Dial, case, movement/Zifferblatt, Gehäuse, Werk. Accessories: Extract from the Archives/Archivauszug.

Round-shaped gentleman's wristwatch with subsidiary seconds at 6. Polished three-piece case, with snap-on case-back with half-hooded lapidated lugs. Silver colour dial with radial applied yellow gold indexes. 10-200 calibre, lever escapement, Gyromax balance and self-compensating Breguet hairspring, index regulator with swan-neck spring and micrometric screw, adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, Geneva seal.

Herrenarmbanduhr mit Kleiner Sekunde bei 6-Uhr. Poliertes, dreiteiliges Gehäuse mit Sprungboden und halbverdeckten Bandanstössen. Silberfarbenes Zifferblatt mit aufgelegten Indizes aus Gelbgold. Werk mit Ankerhemmung, Gyromax-Unruh, Breguet-Spirale, Rückerzeiger mit Schwanenhals- und Mikrometer-Feinregulierung, Regulierung in 5 Positionen sowie auf Hitze, Kälte und Isochronismus, Genfer Siegel.

Bibliography: Patrizzi 2010, vol. 2, p. 194 (No. 817, similar watch in 18K white gold).

The Patek Philippe Reference 2568 is launched in 1955 and remained in production until the early-1960s. The majority in yellow gold, more rarely in rose gold, even rarely in white gold. Around 50 examples were produced.

The watch is so-called "Maltese Cross" by collectors.