Thematic Auction in Geneva:The Evolut...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Nov 16, 2002

LOT 361

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 863 798, case No. 644104, Ref. 1518. 1st se-ries. Production of this reference star-ted in 1941 .Very fine and rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, square button chronograph, register and tachometer, with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe tiled bracelet.

CHF 200,000 - 250,000

EUR 135,000 - 170,000

Sold: CHF 146,500

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dot indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, graduation for the days of the month, outer tachometer gra-duation, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Feuille" yellow gold hands. M. 13''', rhodium-pla-ted, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguetalance-pring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 21- 01

Notes

Approx. overall length 210 mm.Ref. 1518Produced 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.Similar watches are published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, 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.