Patek Philippe Chronograph 130J

Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Retailed by Astrua, Turino (Italy) Year circa 1937 Reference 130 J Movement No. 860 352 Calibre 13-130 CC, manual-winding, 23 jewels Case No. 615 131 (by Emile Vichet, Geneva) Material/s yellow gold (18-carat) Bracelet leather strap Buckle yellow gold (18-carat) pin-buckle, signed Dimensions Ø 33 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm. Signature dial, case and movement Accessories Extract from the Archives Patek Philippe Ref. 130 J, Art Deco, chronograph, 30-minute counter, tachometer scale, ‘Calatrava’-type case, concave bezel, silver three-tone sector dial, Arabic numerals and black painted indexes, made for the Italian market, retailed by Astrua; yellow gold (18-carat) -- An early chronograph ‘Calatrava’ wristwatch, with silver three-tone sector dial and tachometer scale, with double signature -- Yellow gold (18-carat), manual-winding, round-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, with subsidiary seconds at 9 o’clock and two horological complications: • 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the two rectangular-shaped push-pieces located on the case-band; start, stop and return to zero functions) with tachometer scale graduated on the dial for 1 000 units per hour • Half-instantaneous 30-minute counter (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock) -- Case: three-piece, polished and satin-finished, cylindrical case-band, concave bezel, ‘tortoise’-shaped concave lugs, snap-on case-back; polished crown. Dial: silver colour, three-tone, with yellow gold applied suspended Arabic numerals (6-12), black painted radiating indexes and sector in the centre, external minute track divided five by five with black radiating lines, external second track divided with 1/5th of a second with black painted radiating lines; yellow gold ‘Feuille’ leaf-shaped hands. Movement: calibre 13-130 CC (ébauche by Valjoux), manual-winding, 23 jewels, rhodium-plated with ‘fausses côtes’ decoration, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, Glucydur screw-balance, self-compensating Breguet hairspring, polished steel index-regulator; chronograph work on the top plate. -- The Extract from the Archives, dated February 21, 2000, mentions that this watch was made in 1937 and sold on October 15, 1937.