Yellow Gold
Perpetual Calendar 1518 — Yellow Gold
Undated
The standard 1518. Hard-enamel tachymeter; sources note small variations in the hour markers and in how tightly the tachymeter is printed. A 1945 example (case 638'785, Vichet case) has the long signature and is called an early second-series case.
Identifying details
- Perpetual calendar
Calendar that accounts for month lengths and leap years.
- Moon phase
Variants of 1518
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Yellow GoldCurrent | Undated |
| Pink Gold | Undated |
| Pink Gold · Pink on Pink | Undated |
| Stainless Steel | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 1518
- Production
- Undated
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
- Case diameter
- 35 mm
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Date
- Yes
- Caliber
- Patek Philippe 13-130 Q
Dial, bezel & hands
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed.
Movement
Patek Philippe 13-130 Q
The 13-ligne Valjoux-based chronograph with a perpetual calendar and moon-phase module by Victorin Piguet. Used for 44 years in the refs. 1518 and 2499.
Manual winding · 23 jewels