208 Patek Philippe Elegant and Chic, Calatrava, Wristwatch in Pink Gold, With Pink Dial, Reference 1513

Estimate: €8,000 –⁠ 16,000

Model: Calatrava
Reference: 1513
Case Material: Pink Gold
Bracelet Material: Leather Strap
Year: 1950's
Movement: Manual
Caliber: 12–120
Case N°: 661 771
Movement N°: 967 164
Dimensions: 35 mm
Signed: Dial, Case and Movement
Accessories: Extract from the Archives

From an artistic point of view, the ’50 and ’60s are represented by the movement developed in America of Abstract Expressionism whose major exponents are Mark Rothko and, of course, Jackson Pollock. This movement takes its name from the combination of the emotional and self-expressive intensity of its works of art able to communicate an image of rebellion, anarchic and highly idiosyncratic. On the other side of the ocean, in Switzerland, Patek Philippe was not minimally affected by this current and instead keeping carrying on intact and solid its ideas of linearity and refinement. Exponent of this idea is the here offered reference 1513, which was launched in 1941 and it was possible to purchase with the seconds at 6 o’clock or with sweep center seconds. Its very thin and elegant case is the perfect representation of Patek’s way of intending a wristwatch that could fit a male wrist for gala occasions: subtile, with curved concave lugs and small bezel, the pink-gold case is finely preserved with still visible hallmarks. The dial is beautiful with its pink color that matches the case and is completed by the applied baton indexes for hours and dot for the minutes, subsidiary seconds at six o’clock and dauphine hands.