Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks · 9 December 2009

Patek Philippe Ref. 1578 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 968555, case No. 665090, Ref. 1578

Patek Philippe Ref. 1578 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 968555, case No. 665090, Ref. 1578. Made in 1951, sold November 15th, 1951. Very fine, center seconds, 18K yellow gold wristwatch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives and a Photo of J.A. Eberth wearing the watch.

Patek Philippe · reference 1578

Antiquorum, December 2009

Hammer result

USD 12,000

20% below the high estimate
Low estimate USD 10,000
High estimate USD 15,000

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks

Date

9 December 2009

Lot number

384

Reference

1578

Brand

Patek Philippe

Year

1951

Ask against realised

$12,000 dealers ask from vs $12,000 this lot made

Across 9 dealer listings of reference 1578. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

28 confirmed sales, 2011 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2011 to 2026. Low $7,125, high $41,657.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 3 $41,657 $10,010 to $63,500
2024 1 $10,800 $10,800 to $10,800
2023 2 $10,537 $9,044 to $12,030
2022 5 $12,419 $7,356 to $18,900
2021 4 $10,706 $8,896 to $11,942
2017 1 $7,125 $7,125 to $7,125
2016 1 $10,250 $10,250 to $10,250
2015 2 $8,478 $8,087 to $8,868
2014 3 $12,242 $7,099 to $18,341
2013 1 $9,375 $9,375 to $9,375
2012 4 $12,093 $9,664 to $17,505
2011 1 $22,455 $22,455 to $22,455

Confirmed sales only, converted to USD at today's rate so salerooms in different currencies can be compared. Unsold lots and withheld prices are excluded from the averages.

Other sales of this reference

8 shown, most recent first

WatchHouseDateResult
Patek Philippe Calatrava 1578 Center Seconds Retailed by Hau Loupe This Jun 2026 USD 10,010
PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K PINK GOLD WRI Christie's Jun 2026 USD 63,500
Patek Philippe Ref 1578 Antiquorum May 2026 CHF 40,000
Reference 1578 Calatrava | A yellow gold wristwatch, Circa 1 Sotheby's Jun 2024 USD 10,800
Patek Philippe Ref 1578 Antiquorum Nov 2023 HKD 93,750
Patek Philippe Ref 1578 Antiquorum Nov 2023 CHF 8,125
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 1578, CALATRAVA, A VERY FINE 18K YELLOW Christie's Dec 2022 USD 18,900
Patek Philippe Ref 1578 Retailed By Gubelin Antiquorum Nov 2022 HKD 57,500
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