Manufacturer: Patek Philippe Year: 1948 Reference No: 1513 Movement No: 962'614 Case No: 651'269 Material: 18k pink gold Calibre: Mechanical, 12-120, 18 jewels Bracelet/Strap: Brown reptile leather strap Dimensions: 35 mm. diameter Signed:Case, dial and movement signed Accessories: With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with black dial in 1948 and its subsequent sale on 1 December 1948.
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The present watch is fitted with a black lacquer dial with raised pink gold hour-markers, as confirmed by the Extract from the Archives. The watch has been preserved in very good condition with a hallmark to the right band and under the lug. While it is more common to find examples cased in yellow gold, pink gold examples are quite rare to come by and rarer still when fitted with a black dial.
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.