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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with phases of the moon

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENÈVE, MOVEMENT NO. 863'685, CASE NO. 641'831, REF. 1518, MANUFACTURED IN 1946

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with phases of the moon
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, movement no. 863'685, case no. 641'831, ref. 1518, manufactured in 1946
Cal. 13''' nickel-finished lever movement, 23 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, swan neck regulator, the silvered matt dial with applied Arabic numerals, outer tachometer scale, two windows for day and month, three subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds, 30 minutes register and date combined with phases of the moon, in circular case with extended downturned lugs, snap on back, two rectangular chronograph buttons in the band, together with an 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
35 mm. diam.

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Accompanied by Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1946 and its subsequent sale on 21 May 1946.

Reference 1518 was launched in 1941 and according to literature only 281 examples were made until 1954. The model was later replaced by the reference 2499, also a perpetual calendar chronograph, but with a wider diameter and fluted lugs.

The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, first edition p. 231 pl. 386, second edition p. 303 pl. 459 and in Armbanduhren - 100 Jahre Entwicklungsgeschichte by Kahlert, Mühe, Brunner, second edition p. 127.

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