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Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 370

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 867384, caseNo. 653808, Ref. 1518, 1st series. Productionof this reference started in 1941.Very fine and very rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wrist-watch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, square button chro-nograph, register and tachometer. Accompanied by a fitted box.

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