Patek Philippe

It is from a 1954 watch.
Thank you.

I believe the early or almost all 2526 enamel dials have some form of "dimples" around the hourmarkers and the central hole.

Could be a service dial I guess

Cheers, D

First generation should have dimples around the hour and subsidiary markers.

Hope that helps,

Cheers,

Arthur.

this dial is not from 1st generation but from the later redialed one. Because the maker's logo is different from the one of that age.

Thanks,

John

 

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the lettering is in gold.

On the 1st series there are 2 holes under each hour marker which are flared thus making them visible. These holes accept the pins on the hour markers and are then swaged (from the rear) to the dial.  On all the other series the dial does not have the holes and the markers are applied on by epoxy/adhesive. The 2526 enamel dial was very difficult to make even without the holes, and by eliminating the holes it may have given them a better yield.

I am curious, if your watch was made in 1954, this would have been early in production and one would think it would have the 1st series dial. Could you tell us what the s/n of the movement is? The 1st 2526 made by Patek was for a gentleman named Champion. The s/n on that watch was 760000.

The serial number is 7618**
Here is the pic of the back of the dial.

the feet on the baton markers. This would indicate a 1st series dial. I have seen pictures of 2526 1st series dials where you could not see the flared holes and apparently yours may be one of them. Ususlly you can see them if you have the dial in hand.

John

I may be mistaken, but I had thought that all 4 generations of the 2526 were produced with an enamel dial.  That does not look like an enamel dial.  So I would assume that it is a replacement dial.