When a Patek Philippe reference stars with the numbers ‘252’, there’s a big chance it’s going to be special. The 2526 is no exception, and on its release in 1953 as part of the Calatrava family, it became the very first automatic top UK replica Patek Philippe wristwatches reference, marking an important milestone for the Geneva brand.
The 2526 features an enamel dial, something we don’t find on contemporary luxury Patek Philippe fake watches unless you are willing to spend well into six figures. The first series enamel dials featured indexes that were actually soldered to the back of the dial after being placed through holes. This was very costly as many dials didn’t make it, presumably due to the enamel cracking. From henceforth the indexes were glued to the dial instead.
The 35 mm cases for the 2526 were made by Baumgartner, Key Number and Hammer 2, who made a variety of case shapes for Patek, such as early Ellipses. Around 2400 examples were cased in yellow gold, 360 in pink gold, 70 in white gold and 70 in platinum. The pink and white metals are naturally the most exciting and valuable, which brings me to the present AAA UK replica watches, part of the upcoming Exclusive Timepieces Auction by Monaco Legend Group on October 19th.
Whilst many examples of the 2526 are similar in appearance, there are a few which stand out particularly, and this is one of them.
Produced in 1957, it was delivered to a client in Venezuela, as noted by the very special third series dial which is double signed by best UK Patek Philippe copy watches and Serpico Y Laino, a Venezuelan retailer based in Caracas. It is undeniably one of the most charming retailer signatures out there.
Whereas other retailer signatures for the 2526 replica watches for sale were often positioned awkwardly between the small seconds subdial and the central hands, thankfully due to its long name, this one is nicely located in plain view at the bottom portion of the small seconds subdial.
The dial of the replica watches UK wholesale also features applied Arabic numerals at 3.00, 9.00 and 12.00, another very rare feature.
Cased in the rare pink gold, it has a matching pink gold Gay Frères bracelet, which features the Frères logo, as well as ‘2 5 7’, indicating its production as part of the second quarter or second batch of 1957. The case and bracelet also both feature S&L (Serpico Y Laino) engravings, marking the Venezuelan retailer’s presence on every major external aspect of the fake watches shop, a sign of quality that appealed to the local clientele who perhaps weren’t aware of Patek Philippe’s status.
The 2526 is already a very special Swiss made super clone watches, but this is possibly one of the finest examples of them all, highlighting an important relationship between two businesses in the same industry, with nothing between them but 7000 km of Atlantic Ocean.