Patek 1591 Watch Review

Patek 1591 Watch Review

Patek 1591 Watch Review

This is actually the finish game in Patek collecting.

 A steel perpetual calendar that's water-resistant making in the mid 1940s lengthy before they provided them in series. A real PAK watch.Like some PAK watches before, I sometimes come across them by pure accident. Such was the situation with this particular watchAfter I read ‘water resistant perpetual calendar‘ within the catalogue - I figured the ah should have printed an error. I wasn't conscious of any perpetual calendar which was waterproof, especially away from the 1940s. I understood the first water-resistant chronograph from Patek was the ref 1463* you will find that has been around since the 1940s however a perpetual calendar which was water-resistant? That appeared odd in my experience. I Then first viewed it is at steel, and that i understood which i was onto something quite special.*(Credit: Christies).A 1944 Patek Ref 1591 Perpetual calendar in steel.

For a lot of collectors 

Patek 1591 Watch Review

Buying vintage steel Patek’s may be the finish game in collecting. Particularly if they have a complication.Probably the most well-known complicated steel watch should be the steel 1518, Pateks legendary perpetual calendar and chronograph which was produced in only four pieces and it was offered in 2016 for $11m but still today continues to be the second most costly watch ever offered (the record for any watch generally is associated with a pocket watch). You can reason that in lots of ways the 2nd most significant steel watch Patek available was this watch here:

The Ref 1591: Produced in 1944

This is probably the initial perpetual calendars available and it has an amazing history.Completely unknown to world watch literature and also the market, it first switched in 1996 at auction. Initially of a Maharaja, it had been apparently then provided to the person who organised the Maharaja’s wedding (think of the insightful the Maharaja’s at that time). The truth that the timepiece was offered via Favre Leuba props up story the watch was offered to India, Favre Leuba was Patek Philippe’s Agent in India at that time.

The situation of the watch is interesting

Patek 1591 Watch Review

Christies lot notes - during the time of purchase - claims that the situation resembles the 1463, the very first waterproof Chronograph from Patek. As I observe that with regards to the profile from the lugs (see picture below), I additionally see another thing.Searching in the watch straight on (such as the picture above) I begin to see the ref 565 - a sports Calatrava watch that Patek introduced within the 1930s backyard activities. Spot the crown and just how similar it resembles that Ref 565. The timepiece you're searching at may be the first perpetual calendar that's indeed waterproof. The situation is really a screw back type making certain water proofing. Furthermore, whenever you open the situation back, the movement remains safe and secure with a soft iron cap, to defend the timepiece from magnetic influences.Further evidence this Patek is supposed to be utilized outdoors is visible around the dial. This watch was confirmed through the archives and it was born having a luminous dial and carries luminous hour figures and luminous hands. Ideal for enhancing the owner to inform time at nighttime. Notice even the lengthy signature Patek Philippe & Co - correct because of the watch is made in early 1940s.

A brief discuss the movement

Based on the lot notes during the time of purchase, the movement (see picture below) is dependant on Victorin Piguet 12 SC, customized with this watch. Again, this movement is really a sophisticated center seconds, perpetual calendar from Patek. You should keep in mind that this watch was way in front of it is time. It might take Patek almost another decade introducing a continuous calendar in series, the 2497.