There is nothing quite like the look and feel of a vintage watch on your wrist, and there is nothing quite like it when it is from one of the most famous watch companies in the world - Patek Philippe.
This ladies vintage Patek Philippe watch dates from the mid-1940's and has such an elegant look and feel to it. Made in an 18 carat yellow gold case that measures 17.7mm or 36.3mm from the end of each lugs for the band by 15.1mm across plus the crown, this watch sits perfectly on the wrist and will look divine during the day and well into the evening.
The dial has been professionally restored, and the manual wind movement has undergone a full service and overhaul and comes with our twelve month warranty.
As elegant today as when it was made, this is a superb watch from one of the finest watchmaking companies in the world.
Stock# W487
Maker: Patek Philippe
Circa: 1945
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Ladies vintage Patek Philippe watch from the 1940's
A brief history on Patek Philippe:
Polish watchmaker Antoni Patek started making pocket watches in 1839 in Geneva. Along with his fellow Czech-born Polish partner Franciszek Czapek,however this was short lived. They separated in 1844, and in 1845 Patek joined with the French watchmaker Adrien Philippe. Philippe was the inventor of the keyless winding mechanism. Patek Philippe & Co was founded in 1851 and since then Patek Philippe have become famous for high grade movements such as the perpetual calendar, split-seconds hand, chronograph, and minute repeater in watches.
Making watches for such people as Pope Pius IX, Queen Victoria, Victor Emanuel III of Italy, Christian IX of Denmark, and Albert Einstein. Patek Philippe also made the worlds most expensive timepiece – The Henry Graves Super complication. Made in 1933 for the prominent banker Henry Graves, Jr. The ultra-complicated pocket watch has 24 functions and was the result of Graves’ friendly horological competition with James Ward Packard. After Graves’ death, the watch was auctioned at Sotheby’s in December 1999 for US$11 million to Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed Bin Ali Al-Thani of the Qatari royal family, at that time the most expensive timepiece ever sold. Most recently, the watch sold at Sotheby’s Geneva Auction on November 11, 2014 for a record breaking US$24 million.
The Patek Philippe Calatrava was first launched in 1932 and has remained one of their most iconic and sought after models. This Patek Philippe Calatrava reference 3563.2
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