It's a Ref. 1413 from the '40's

Hi there

I am Pretty sure that your watch is a genuine Patek Philippe, Ref. 1413 from the 1940s. There were several variations (steel, steel and yellow gold, yellow gold and rose gold). Yours seems to be the rose gold and thus the prettiest of them all - in my humble opinion.

Quite a find you made there.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Ref. 1413, 1940's. Very fine, 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. massive, polished, teardrop lugs. D. with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds dial. "Bâton" gold hands. M. 10"'-105 rhodiumed, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 29 mm. (from Aniquorum.com).

This picture is from the book by Oswaldo Patrizzi "Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches", page 91, No. 397.
Hope to have been of help. Enjoy that beauty! Send it to PP Geneva, have it serviced and get an extract from the archives. This piece is intended to be a family heir. Pass it over to your son etc.

Best regards

Eric09

bought a patek philippe at swap meet?

By: donramon2 : January 29th, 2008-19:28

hello everyone i am a newbie and would like some help we recently bought a patek philippe wristwatch at a local swap meet here in california and not sure what model,year and if its real! please help. we opened the back and it says depose patek philippe ge...

99.9% of these posts turn out to be fakes but this could be real

By: watch-guy.com : January 29th, 2008-19:59

Could we see some pics of the movement. The numbers you quoted sound like the case number but there is usually a 2 or 3 digit reference number as well. The movement should also have a number. Julian

hi, o.k. we will try...

By: donramon2 : January 29th, 2008-22:41

Looks like an early Patek to me

By: ovennexc : January 29th, 2008-21:20

This one looks probably from the 40's, there's the swiss hallmark on one of the lugs. I'm not an expert, but I collect vintage watches. Would like to see the movements, I'm starting to learn more about the different calibers.

hi, great! what would you...

By: donramon2 : January 29th, 2008-22:36

hi, great! what would you guess its worth?? Alert from: www:watchprosite Posted By: ovennexcÂ (registered) on January 29th, 2008 - 21:20 Title: Looks like an early Patek to meÂ

pricing on vintage patek

By: ovennexc : January 30th, 2008-09:24

I cannot give prices, but some helpful tips. please do not run the Patek, as the oils dries out over time. This will cause wear on the movements, running a watch not serviced can cause extensive damage. Make sure if you decide to service your watch, that ...

Hi, I can't say if it's a real Patek Philippe just with the pics we have so far. I can just just say that it's a beautiful watch. Here is what I have. The serial numbers 900762 or 900782 link to the same calibre 10-105 produced from 1939 to 1946. This is ...

o.k. here are the photos...

By: donramon2 : January 29th, 2008-23:07

o.k. here are the photos hope they are clear enough to see i wish i could take photos like yours. Alert from: www:watchprosite Posted By: DjeÃ?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â (registered) on January 29th, 2008 - 22:49 Title: Here is what I find!Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â ...

congrats...you are good to go ;-)

By: WatchFan1 : January 30th, 2008-00:33

Inside the case back

By: Dje : January 30th, 2008-02:35

Looks like an old calibre 12-120 or 10-200

By: watch-guy.com : January 30th, 2008-03:22

No reference number but that is not a problem.Looks like a 1461 Double stamped MAY suggest it is not an original but I cannot be sure. There is a case number and a movement number . Best bet is to get an extract from PP to confirm originality. The key sta...

so authentic or fake 100%??????????????

By: donramon2 : January 30th, 2008-11:12

how do we get a get an extract from PP to confirm originality?i am in california and how much does that cost?

You can check with patek philippe

By: ovennexc : January 30th, 2008-15:04

Go to google, type in key word. This will get you to right place, this is a real patek as far as i can tell. Really nice, but hope I'm following the rules real close on this watch forum. Not really concerned with the the double struck patek philippe on ca...

hi, great thanks who can...

By: donramon2 : January 30th, 2008-16:15

hi, great thanks who can i trust? should i use a dealer or send it directly to patek? Alert from: www:watchprosite Posted By: ovennexcÂ (registered) on January 30th, 2008 - 15:04 Title: You can check with patek philippeÂ

I'd send it to patek,

By: ovennexc : January 30th, 2008-18:31

The 10-110 was an amagnetic movement. [nt]

By: watch-guy.com : January 30th, 2008-03:19

Congratulations!

By: Meehna : January 30th, 2008-07:21

On your lucky purchase! How rare and wonderful to find a gem at a swapmeet and obtain it for a reasonable price, from what I'm guessing. On another note, just to let you know, the purists don't discuss price or value here on this forum. We come to learn, ...

hi, so whats the final...

By: donramon2 : January 30th, 2008-11:07