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Patek Philippe. A Fine 18k Gold Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch with Moon Phases
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Patek Philippe. A Fine 18k Gold Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch with Moon Phases

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 1526, MOVEMENT NO. 960'805, CASE NO. 649'563, MANUFACTURED IN 1947

Closed13 June 2012

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Patek Philippe. A Fine 18k Gold Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch with Moon Phases
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 1526, Movement No. 960'805, Case No. 649'563, Manufactured in 1947
Cal. 12-120 mechanical movement, 18 jewels, silvered matte dial, applied 18k gold Arabic and round numerals, day and month apertures in English below 12 o'clock, subsidiary dial for date combined with phases of the moon, circular case, snap-on back, 18k gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial, and movement signed
33.5mm diam.

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With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1947 and its subsequent sale on September 14th of the following year.

According to our research the present watch has never before been offered in public.

Manufacture of Reference 1526, highly appreciated by collectors and immediately recognizable by its Calatrava-style case, was launched in 1941. According to literature, only 210 examples were made, cased either in yellow or pink gold. Only one example in steel, now at Patek Philippe's prestigious watch museum in Geneva, is known to have been made.
Reference 1526 is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, pp. 282 & 283.