Vintage 1945 Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Pocket Watch Print Advertisement
Approximately 13.5 x 17.5 inches.
This 1945 Patek Philippe vintage advertisement announces 'The World's Foremost Watch' — an 18-jeweled Perpetual Calendar pocket watch in an 18-karat gold case, priced at $1,250 including Federal Tax. The original print ad showcases a beautifully detailed moon phase and perpetual calendar dial cradled in an open palm, conveying timeless prestige. Copyrighted the year World War II ended, this collectible ad captures a pivotal postwar moment when luxury watchmaking reasserted its place in American culture. A rare 1940s magazine advertisement from one of horology's most revered maisons, it remains a cornerstone piece for serious watch and horological ephemera collectors.
What you see is what you get; the ad in the photo is the exact one that'll come to you. Listed sizes are close, but treat them as ballpark, not gospel.
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Every unframed ad rides safe: acid free sleeve, stiff backerboard behind it, another board up front, all tucked into a rigid photo mailer and sent USPS with 3-day tracking. It'll get to you the way it left us.