Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 348

?Ref. 1518? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 867377, case No. 652361, Ref. 1518, 1st series. Made circa 1948. Very fine and rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, square button chronograph, register, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

USD 150,000 - 200,000

EUR 120,000 - 160,000

Sold: USD 215,150

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dot indexes, subsidiary 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. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 14 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 1518 Made in 281 examples from 1941 to 1954, in yellow and pink gold, only 4 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. Similar watches are published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", 1998, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, p. 303 and in "Collecting Patek Philippe Watches" by M. and O. Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2000, pp. 21, 47, 292, 293, 294, and 295.