Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 280

"1518" Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868225, case No. 674137, Ref. 1518, 1st series. Made in the 1940s. Extremely fine and very rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, square button chronograph, register, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Gay Frères bracelet and clasp. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

USD 100,000 - 130,000

EUR 75,000 - 100,000

Sold: USD 175,500

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. D. Matte silverwith applied vertical yellow gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minuteregister dials, graduation for the days of the month, outer tachometer graduation,concentric, the 1/5th seconds scale, apertures for the days of the week, the months andthe moon phases. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, "faussescôtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensationbalance adjusted to eight positions, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, "swan-neck"micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 14 mm.


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Case: 3 - 6
Movement: 3*

Good

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

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 "bâton" indexes. A similar watch is published in "Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches" by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. II, pp. 120 to 124.