There are in fact a number of reference 2526 and 2552 Pateks with the "Do Unto Others" dial known to exist. It is my belief that they were in fact all ordered by then-Senator Johnson: one order from Tiffany & Co. in 1953/1954 and another order from Tiffany & Co. in 1956/1957. Some people and auction houses have called watches with these dials “Masonic” Pateks. This is somewhat correct as LBJ was initiated as a Mason in 1937, though he reportedly did not pursue it after that. But, the true story seems to be that LBJ was just a fan of the Golden Rule. He frequently referenced it in public and private.

We know for a fact that all of the Pateks with this dial we have seen were originally sold through Tiffany, are either reference 2526 or reference 2552, and are cased in yellow gold. Many also came on gold Patek bracelets. LBJ was known as a generous giver of gifts from Tiffany.

As far as watches are concerned, these purchases from Tiffany include:

- LBJ's own reference 2526 (movement 760134, case 682113)

- Reference 2526 (movement 760620, case 682107 – five before LBJ’s Patek) with dial signed "Tiffany & Co." on gold Tiffany bracelet given by LBJ to Representative Albert Thomas (D-TX) in late 1954 that was sold by Sotheby’s in 2012 for $68,500.

- Reference 2552 (movement 762499, case 693476) on gold Tiffany bracelet given by LBJ to Senator George Smathers (D-FL) in 1956 and sold by Bonhams in 2010 for $33,500.

- Reference 2526 (movement 760490, case 682029) with dial signed "Tiffany & Co." on gold PP bracelet sold by Christie's in 2012 for $24,270.

- Reference 2526 formerly sold by Bob Maron.

- Reference 2526 (movement 763479, case 695979) on gold bracelet sold by Antiquorum in 2000 for 81,600 CHF. (Note: this is very close to Andy Warhol's 2526 we profiled here that has movement 763541 and case 695960).

- Reference 2552 (movement 763197, case 696655) with dial signed "Tiffany & Co." on gold Tiffany bracelet formerly sold by Christie's in 2005 for $34,274 and again in 2009 for $18,630.

- Reference 2552 (movement 760644, 682140) with dial signed "Tiffany & Co." (unfortunately now a redial) with attempted sales by Heritage Auctions in 2008, May 2009, December 2009, and finally eBay a few times in 2011. This one is a little different as the caseback is signed "Rhea Foust / November, 1956 / From W. West". The Heritage description states that Foust's family said the watch was given to Rhea by "Westly West" - "an entrepreneur who was trying to get permission to drill off shore oil wells in Orange County, CA. Foust owned the Balboa pavilion and gambling boats off the California coast." The watch was likely part of that 1954 order by LBJ and is only 27 from LBJ's Patek. Given that West apparently gave it to Foust in November 1956, perhaps West received it from LBJ or somehow got it from someone else that had received it from LBJ. We can assume that if West was involved in oil at the time, he was frequently in Texas or based in Texas.

- Reference 2552 with dial signed "Tiffany & Co." on gold bracelet that we happened to see in Miami Beach last month (see the original post here)

If you would like to see this watch taken apart and examined, click here to see a video. According to the NAWCC video, the LBJ Museum has another "Do Unto Others..." Patek in its collection, but I don't have any details on it. I am not sure LBJ ever wore this Patek. We haven't found any photographic or written evidence. We do know that he specifically gifted the watches to the Museum, so it could have been something he wore or it may have been a leftover gift.

The watch is in the collection of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in Austin, Texas.

LBJ had a similar dial put on a small run of Hamilton Electric watches he commissioned in 1964 to give as gifts. At that point, LBJ held the presidency. Perhaps for that reason, he had his initials put on their dials. I believe that these watches help to strengthen the argument that all the "Do Unto Others..." Pateks were specially ordered by then-Senator Johnson.