Patek Philippe Calatrava 1463A

Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Year circa 1951 Reference 1463 A Movement No. 868 145 Calibre 13-130 CC, manual-winding, 23 jewels Case No. 660 171 (by Frères Borgel, Taubert Frères Manufacture, Geneva) Material/s stainless steel Bracelet brown leather PP strap Buckle stainless steel PP pin-buckle Dimensions Ø 34.4 mm. 42.9 x 34.4 mm. Thickness 11.8 mm. Weight 42.2 gr. (approx.) Signature dial, case and movement Accessories Extract from the Archives Patek Philippe Ref. 1463 A, water-resistant, chronograph, minute counter, silver dial, Roman numerals; stainless steel The first reference of a water-resistant wristwatch with chronograph produced by the Manufacture Stainless steel, 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 round-shaped push-pieces located on the case-band) with tachometer scale graduated on the dial for 1 000 metres • Half-instantaneous 30-minute counter (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock) Case: two-piece, polished and satin-finished, concave lugs, inclined bezel, water-resistant with screwed case-back; polished winding-crown. Dial: silver colour, with stainless steel applied suspended Roman numerals (VI-XII) and dots, external minute track with black painted lines; stainless steel “Feuille” leaf-shaped hands. Movement: calibre 13-130 CC, manual-winding, 23 jewels, cut bimetallic compensated balance, blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with spring and micrometric screw; movement protected by a cap against dust and humidity. The Extract from the Archives, dated May 31, 2006, mentions that this watch was made in 1951 and sold on January 31, 1952.