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

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, NO. 868002, REF. 1518, CASE NO. 663678, CIRCA 1952

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE AND IMPORTANT 18K GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH PHASES OF THE MOON
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, No. 868002, Ref. 1518, Case no. 663678, circa 1952
13''' with nickel-finished lever movement, bi-metallic compensation balance, precision regulation, 23 jewels, adjusted to eight positions, silvered matte dial with applied Arabic numerals, outer tachymetric scale, inner 60 minute track, apertures for day and month in French, three subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds, 30 minute register, date with sector for phases of the moon, circular case with downturned lugs, two rectangular buttons in the band to operate the chronograph function, snap-on back, case, dial and movement signed
35mm diam

Lot Essay

Patek Philippe produced a total of 281 examples of the Ref. 1518, beginning in 1941.
A similar example is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 2nd edition, pp. 303.

This watch is accompanied by a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production in 1950 and its subsequent sale on December 19th, 1952.

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