Patek Philippe Ref 1518. 1518 was the top lot in today s sale and according to paul boutros head of watches for the americas for phillips bacs russo a once in a lifetime event for. The patek phillip ref.
The patek phillip ref. Jump into this exhaustive report ben published back in 2016 to learn the full story behind this exceedingly rare perpetual calendar chronograph from patek. 1518a started in 1941.
The 1518 from patek philippe introduced in 1941 was patek s and indeed all of watchmaking s first perpetual calendar with chronograph ever.
This legendary and iconic reference represents the first perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch serially produced whose design influenced the rest of the beautiful lineage of patek s perpetual. The patek phillip ref. The pink gold version is a must have for any serious collector with its superb provenance formerly belonging to h. Do you want to know why the patek philippe 1518 in steel is one of the most collectible and desirable watches in existence.