1957 - Leica M2 - 926

THIS LEICA M2 IN OUR COLLECTION, SERIAL NUMBER 926054, BELONGS TO THE VERY FIRST PRODUCTION BATCH OF 1957 (926001 - 926200). IT STANDS AS ONE OF THE FIRST 200 UNITS OF THE M2 EVER RELEASED GLOBALLY. PRODUCED AT THE GENESIS OF THE MODEL, THIS UNIT REPRESENTS THE PIVOTAL TRANSITION WHERE LEICA INTRODUCED THE 35MM-READY VIEWFINDER SYSTEM, SETTING THE STANDARD FOR STREET PHOTOGRAPHY FOR DECADES TO COME.