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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 14, 1999

LOT 516

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 863793,case No. 644118, Ref. 1518, first series, made in 1946, sold on October 21, 1947.Very fine and extremely rare astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer, perpetual calendar and moon phases, with leather strap and18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle.

CHF 200,000 - 250,000

Sold: CHF 223,500

C. three body, massive, polished and brushed, concave bezel. D. matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals and indexes, auxiliary secondsand 30 minutes register dials, graduation for the days of the month, outer tachometer graduation, apertures for the days of the week, the months andthe moon phases. "Feuille" pink gold hands.M. Cal. 13'''-130, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.Accompanied by Extrait des Registres.


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Case: 3

Good
Movement: * 3
Dial: 4 - 23 - 01

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Ref. 1518Produced in 281 examples from 1941 to 1954, with the calibre 13'''-130, the majority in yellow gold, rarely in pink gold, with only two examples known to date in stainless steel.- First series with applied gold Arabic numerals from 1941. A similar watch is published in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 303.- Second series presented at the Basel 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 "Bâton" indexes.