Patek Philippe
Patek Philippe Reference 130 — Yellow Gold Chronograph
Held in a bank vault and shipped fully insured. Viewings by appointment.
- Trading in vintage watches since 2009
- Also listed on Chrono24, with Buyer Protection
- Condition reported honestly, including flaws
Specifications
- Brand
- Patek Philippe
- Model
- chronograph
- Reference
- 130
- Year
- 1951
- Case material
- Yellow gold
- Diameter
- 33 mm
- Caliber
- 13-130,
- Condition
- Good
- Box & papers
- Certificate
- Complications
- chronograph
- Movement
- Manual wind
- Bracelet
- Strap
- Dial colour
- Cream
- Crystal
- Plexiglass
- Movement type
- Manual wind
- Service
- Serviced
- Water resistance
- Not water resistant
About this watch
Patek Philippe Reference 130 — Yellow Gold Chronograph
Introduced in 1934, the reference 130 was Patek Philippe’s first serially produced chronograph wristwatch, establishing a design language that would influence the manufacture’s chronographs for decades. Despite a production run spanning approximately thirty years, total production is estimated at just 1,500 examples across all metals and configurations.
This example features an elegant 33 mm case in 18k yellow gold, with slender lugs and rectangular chronograph pushers. Its silvered dial combines applied gold Roman numerals at twelve and six with baton hour markers. Two subsidiary dials display running seconds and the 30-minute chronograph register, while an outer tachymeter scale completes the balanced composition.
Inside is the manually wound calibre 13-130, a column-wheel chronograph movement based on a Valjoux ébauche and extensively refined and finished by Patek Philippe.
Presented on a warm brown leather strap, this reference 130 combines understated elegance with an important place in the history of Patek Philippe.