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18ct yellow gold Patek Philippe ref. 1491 Calatrava wristwatch with scroll lugs. Made 1948

18ct yellow gold Patek Philippe ref. 1491 Calatrava wristwatch with scroll lugs. Made 1948

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Information

  • Brand: Patek Philippe
  • Made: 1948
  • Model: Calatrava
  • Reference: 1491
  • Calibre: 12-120
  • Movement: Manual
  • Material: 18ct yellow gold 
  • Features/complications: Scroll lugs
  • Dial: Silvered dial featuring black baton hour markers, sword hands with subsidary seconds dial at 6 o'clock
  • Case dimensions: 35mm
  • Bracelet/strap: Leather strap
  • Accessories: -
  • SKU: 3465

Essay

Today, vintage Patek Philippe is a titan in the vintage luxury watch community. Their obsessive attention to detail combined with ground-breaking feats such as the first serially produced, perpetual calendar wristwatches as well as the first split-second chronograph wristwatch, have made Patek Philippe wristwatches and pocket watches some of the most sought after in the world.