Patek Philippe 1526R – a trophy example

Collecting · · by Christian Bissener


Patek Philippe dial close-up with day and month windows reading SAT JUL and moon phase display at the bottom

This Patek Philippe 1526 in rose gold was one of the best examples one can find: a very strong case, strong lugs and only very slightly polished.

The dial was the remarkable part. It was perfectly plain, in a warm eggshell colour. Together with the strong case it made this one of the best 1526s to have come to the market, and a trophy for any collector of the first perpetual calendar wristwatch Patek Philippe produced in series.

Close view of the rose gold dial with a numeral ten and a hand
The eggshell dial, close up

Close view of the dial with blue moon phase and Arabic numeral four
Moon phase and calendar

Close view of the moon phase disc with a blue star pattern beside the numeral seven
The moon phase disc