Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 867533, case No. 657241, Ref. 1518, 1st series, circa 1948. Very fine and rare astronomic, 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer, perpetual calendar and moon phases. | Important Watches, Wristwatches and clocks

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LOT 648

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 867533, case No. 657241, Ref. 1518, 1st series, circa 1948. Very fine and rare astronomic, 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer, perpetual calendar and moon phases.

CHF 90,000 - 100,000

C. massive, polished, concave bezel. D. matt silver with applied gold Arabic numerals + auxiliary second and 30 minute register dials, graduation for the days of the month, outer tachometer graduation, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the lunations. "Feuille" gold hands. M. 13 '" rhodiumed, "fausses cotes" decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. In excellent condition. Diam. 35 mm.

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Ref. 1518 : Produced in 281 examples from 1941 to 1954, in yellow and pink gold, only two examples known to date in stainless steel. - First series with applied gold Arabic numerals from 1941. - Second series presented at the Basle Fair in 1942 with enamelled hour indexes, the 12 in applied gold Arabic numerals. - Third series with applied gold indexes, the 12 in applied gold Arabic numerals. - Fourth series with applied gold "Baton" indexes. A similar watch is published in Collezionare Orologi Patek Philippe by M. and O. Patrizzi, page 247.