Patek Philippe. A fine, rare and elegant 18K gold chronograph wristwatch

With Patek Philippe service invoice dated 2 March 2009 and cardboard service box. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvered dial, raised gold indexes and tachometre scale in 1941 and its subsequent sale on 19 July 1941.

A cornerstone of any serious Patek Philippe collection, reference 130 perfectly captures the spirit of the golden age of watchmaking: the dial is very legible and clean, but still with scales and graduations, as opposed to the minimalist trends of the 1960s and 1970s. The case is in typical Calatrava style, similar to pieces like the immortal reference 96. The sinuous lines and gently downturned lugs strike the perfect balance between elegance, voluptuousness and masculinity. A welcome addition is the double Geneva seal on the movement, a feature which not all reference 130 examples have. The dial is fascinating in being already influenced by the cleaner looks of later decades: there is no railway minute divisions and the scales are less prominent than what found in earlier examples.

This model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Museum - Patek Philippe Watches Volume II, pp. 263-265.