The Longitude at the Eve of the Third...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 23, 1999

LOT 500

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 867385,case No. 653809, Ref. 1518, 1st series, made in 1948, sold on August 29, 1949.Very fine and rare astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer, perpetual calendar and moon phases, with leather strap and 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

CHF 100,000 - 120,000

Sold: CHF 130,000

C. three body, massive, polished, concave bezel.D. matte silver with applied gold Arabic numerals and 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" gold hands. M. Cal. 13'''-130, rhodium plated, "fausses c?tes" 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 the Extrait des Registres.


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Case: 3

Good
Movement: * 3
Dial: 3 - 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 "B?ton" indexes.