100 Years of Wristwatches

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 19, 2000

LOT 188

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 863963, case No. 644120, Ref. 1518, 1st series, 1940's.Very fine and rare, astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph,register and tachometer, perpetual calendar and moon phases. Accompanied by an 18K pink gold buckle.Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. D. champagne with applied pink gold Arabicnumerals and round indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, graduation for the days of themonth, outer tachometer graduation, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases.'Feuille' pink gold hands. M. 13''' rhodium plated, 'fausses côtes' decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement,monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.