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Patek Philippe

Ref. 1518

An incredible, extremely well-preserved, and highly important pink gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with tachymeter scale and moonphase

$1,200,000–2,400,000
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Patek Philippe
1948, Switzerland
867’544
1518
657’252
18K pink gold
Manual, cal. 13''', 23 jewels
Crocodile
18K pink gold Patek Philippe pin buckle
35mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement, and buckle signed
Accompanied by Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1948 and its subsequent sale December 11th, 1950.

Further Details

Patek Philippe

Swiss | 1839

Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.

Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.

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