Prestigious Wristwatches

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 561

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 863463, case No. 636420, Ref. 1518, 1st series. Produced in the 1940's.Very fine and rare astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, square button chronograph, register and tachometer, with special dial. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives

CHF 240,000 - 280,000

USD 150,000 - 175,000

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. D. matte silver with applied gold vertical large Arabic numerals and dot indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes 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. "Feuille" yellow gold hands. M. 13''' rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance-pring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 5 - 6 - 01

Notes

Ref. 1518Produced in 281 examples from 1941 to 1954, in yellow and pink gold, only four examples known to date instainless 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 "Bâton" indexes.Similar watches are published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", 1998 Edition, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery,p. 303 and in "Collecting Patek Philippe Watches" by M. and O. Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2000,pp. 21, 47, 292, 293, 294 and 295.