PATEK PHILIPPE Rose Gold Fancy Lug Wristwatch circa 1940s
View Similar Items
PATEK PHILIPPE Rose Gold Fancy Lug Wristwatch circa 1940s
About the Item
- Creator:
- Place of Origin:Switzerland
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1940s
- Condition:Excellent.
- Seller Location:Miami Beach, FL
- Reference Number:Seller: 52071stDibs: JU13021121849
Patek Philippe
It shouldn’t be surprising that a Patek Philippe holds the world auction record for a watch ($31.2 million for a Patek Grandmaster Chime, sold at Christie’s). Known for impeccable craftsmanship and some of the most complicated timepieces ever created, the brand is considered by many to be the height of fine watchmaking. Collectors simply love Patek Philippe watches.
The house was founded in Geneva in 1839 by Polish expats Antoni Patek and Franciszek Czapek. Czapek left the firm, and in 1845, Patek partnered with French watchmaker Jean Adrien Philippe. It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Catering to the glitterati of Europe, the pair counted among their clients Tolstoy, Pope Pius IX and Queen Victoria, as well as Countess Koscowicz of Hungary, for whom they created the first Swiss-made wristwatch in 1868. They also had their eye on the American market and in 1851 entered an arrangement with Tiffany & Co. still in effect today.
During the Great Depression, brothers Jean and Charles Stern, who had previously supplied Patek Philippe with watch dials, bought the company, and it continues to be run by the Stern family today.
Under the Sterns, the house has developed some of its most famous models, including the Calatrava, an elegantly minimal dress watch introduced in 1932 and named for the Calatrava Cross (the company’s logo since 1887), and the Nautilus, the brand’s first sports watch, conceived by legendary designer Gérald Genta in 1976.
Despite the house’s longevity, it’s rumored that it has manufactured fewer than a million Patek watches, making each one all the more coveted. (The brand's pieces are understandably attractive to counterfeiters — make sure you know how to spot a fake Patek Philippe watch.)
Find authentic Patek Philippe watches, cufflinks, bracelets and more on 1stDibs today.
- Lapponia by Björn Weckström Finland S/S " Bridge To The Moon " Bracelet 1974By Björn Weckström for LapponiaLocated in Miami Beach, FLLapponia by Björn Weckström sterling silver " Bridge To The Moon ' bracelet is part of the Space Silver collection that was inspired by Neil Armstrong becoming the first man to w...Category
Vintage 1970s Finnish Link Bracelets
MaterialsSterling Silver
- Patek Philippe 1940s Rose Gold Gents Mechanical Bracelet WristwatchBy Patek PhilippeLocated in Chicago, ILCirca 1940s Patek Philippe, 34 X 20 M.M. Rectangular 2 Piece 18K Rose Gold Case, 18 Jewel Mechanical, Manual wind Nickel Lever Movement, Matt Rose finished dial with Raised Rose Gold...Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Retro Wrist Watches
Materials18k Gold
- Vintage 1940s Patek Philippe Gents Manual WristwatchBy Patek PhilippeLocated in London, GBThis is a wonderful and rare 1940s gents Patek Philippe wristwatch. The watch features a silver dial with white hour and minute hands and a seconds subdial at 6 o'clock. The watch ha...Category
Vintage 1940s Wrist Watches
MaterialsGold, Silver
- Patek Philippe Calatrava Men's Rose Gold WristwatchBy Patek PhilippeLocated in Stamford, CT1960's Patek Philippe men's Calatrava wristwatch. 18k rose gold with gold markers. The buckle is a new 18k rose gold Patek buckle. Note: small dial stain at 10 o'clock. Fully service...Category
Mid-20th Century Wrist Watches
MaterialsGold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
- Patek Philippe Rose Gold Diamond Nautilus Automatic WristwatchBy Patek PhilippeLocated in New York, NYMen’s Patek Philippe Nautilus 40.5mm 18k Rose gold. Custom made pave diamond bezel, diamond dial, diamond hour markers, diamond lugs and di...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swazi Wrist Watches
MaterialsRose Gold
- Patek Philippe WristwatchBy Patek PhilippeLocated in Geneva, CHPatek Philippe Wristwatch ref. 3503/5 in 18K Gold. CIRCA: 1967 CASE NUMBER: 2650836 MOVEMENT NUMBER: 1137844 REF.: 3503 CASE MATERIAL: 18K ye...Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Art Deco Wrist Watches
Materials18k Gold, Yellow Gold
- Patek Philippe 18Kt. Two-Tone Oversized Art Deco Wristwatch from 1940sBy Patek PhilippeLocated in Long Beach, CAFACTORY / HOUSE: Patek Philippe STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Tank Style METAL / MATERIAL: 18kt Solid Yellow and White Gold DIMENSIONS: Length 47mm X Width 29mm CIRCA: 1940's MOVEMEN...Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Art Deco Wrist Watches
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
Globe Hopper? This Patek Philippe Watch Can Give You the Time in 24 Cities
A true icon of the much-coveted category of World Time watches, this rare model represents an important milestone in the history of one of the brand's signature complications.
How to Tell If a Watch Was Actually Made in Geneva
Just because the dial says Geneva — or the alluring French version of the city's name, Genève — it doesn’t mean your timepiece was crafted in the watchmaking capital.