Important Watches

Geneva, Mar 20, 2010

LOT 438

Patek Philippe Pink ref. 1518 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 863793, case No. 644118, Ref. 1518, 1st series. Made in 1946, sold on October 21st, 1947. Very fine and very rare, probably unique, 18K pink gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, square button chronograph, register and tachometer, with an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 380,000 - 480,000

USD 350,000 - 450,000 / EUR 260,000 - 330,000

Sold: CHF 420,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs, crystal with cyclops lens for the days of the week and the months indication. D. Matte silver with enameled black Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds 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 moon phases. Pink gold feuille hands. M. 13''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-50-01

Good

Refreshed

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 1518 Produced in 281 examples from 1941 to 1954, in yellow and pink gold, only four examples known to date in stainless steel. - First series with applied gold Arabic numerals from 1941 to 1954. - Second series presented at the Basel Fair in 1942 with enameled 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.
Similar watches are illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, 1998, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, p. 303.