THE REFERENCE LIBRARY Patek Philippe
Perpetual Calendar Chronograph 1518
REFERENCE1518J
The details behind the design.
Explore this Patek Philippe reference, its specifications and its place in our watch archive.
- Movement
- Handwound
- Calibre
- 13'''130 Q
- Introduced
- 1941
From the Superwatchman archive. A reference record, not an offer for sale.
A CLOSER LOOK
About this watch.
The 1518 was Pateks first Perpetual Calendar Chronograph when introduced in 1941. While commonplace -though still a mean feat today, at the time it was nothing short of spectacular. In a case of just 35mm, Patek managed to squeeze in a hand-wound chronograph movement with small seconds, displaying also the day, date, month and moonphase. An icon. It was replaced by the 2499. The example featured here has a dial with Arabic numerals. It was produced in 1950 and later part of a Christies auction.
THE DETAILS
Specifications.
- Brand
- Patek Philippe
- Collection
- Grand Complications
- Reference
- 1518J
- Introduced
- 1941
- Limited edition
- No
- Crystal
- Plexi
- Case back
- Closed
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial colour
- Silver
- Frequency
- 18000 bph
- Indexes
- Stick / Dot
- Hands
- Feuille
- Movement
- Handwound
- Power reserve
- 42 h
- Calibre
- 13'''130 Q
Archive details may be incomplete or dated. Confirm specifications with the manufacturer.