Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 867516, case No. 655680, Ref. 1518, 1st series, made in 1948, sold on 14 February 1950. Very fine and rare astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer, perpetual calendar and moon phases. | Important Watches, Wristwatches and Clocks | Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, 12th April 1997

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Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 867516, case No. 655680, Ref. 1518, 1st series, made in 1948, sold on 14 February 1950. Very fine and rare astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer, perpetual calendar and moon phases.

CHF 80,000 - 100,000

Sold: CHF 113,500

C. massive, polished, concave bezel. D. matt silver with applied gold Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, graduation for the clays of the month, outer tachometer graduation, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the phase of the moon. "Feuille" gold hands. M. 13"' rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self compensating Breguet balancespring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. In excellent condition, with Extract of the Archives. Diam. 35 mm.

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Ref. 1518 Produced in 281 examples from 1941 to 1954, in yellow and pink gold, only two examples known to date in stainless steel. First series with applied gold Arabic numerals front. - Second series presented at the Basle 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 " Baton " indexes.