PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE 18K GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH PHASES OF THE MOON

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, MOVEMENT NO. 962285, CASE NO. 655687, REF. 1526, MANUFACTURED IN 1948

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE 18K GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH PHASES OF THE MOON
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Movement No. 962285, Case No. 655687, Ref. 1526, manufactured in 1948
Cal. 12-120 nickel-finished lever movement, 18 jewels, the silvered matte dial with applied gold Arabic and disc numerals, gold feuille hands, windows for day and month, subsidiary dial indicating date combined with constant seconds and phases of the moon, circular case with down-turned lugs, case, dial and movement signed
34mm diam.

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Accompanied by an Extract from the Patek Philippe Archives confirming the date of manufacture as 1948 and its subsequent sale on January 6th, 1950.

Patek Philippe commenced production of the reference 1526 in 1941, producing its first perpetual calendar wristwatch in series. At the time this reference remained the only watch with perpetual calendar available on the market. According to literature, only 210 examples were made, the majority in yellow gold cases, until circa 1952.

For a similar example see Huber & Banbery, Patek Philippe Wristwatches, Volume 2, Second Edition, pp. 282 & 283.

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