Live Auction 1348Important Pocket Watches and Wristwatches
Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare platinum self-winding water-resistant wristwatch
Lot 39

Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare platinum self-winding water-resistant wristwatch

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3429, MOVEMENT NO. 1'113'000, CASE NO. 2'621'528, MANUFACTURED IN 1963

Closed12 November 2007

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Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare platinum self-winding water-resistant wristwatch
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, ref. 3429, movement no. 1'113'000, case no. 2'621'528, manufactured in 1963
Cal. 27-460 nickel-finished lever movement stamped twice with the Geneva seal, 30 jewels, Gyromax balance, free sprung regulator, 18K gold rotor, the silvered matte dial with applied white gold baton numerals, subsidiary seconds, in circular water-resistant-type case with flat bezel, screw back, downturned lugs, stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
35 mm. diam.

Specialist note

Accompanied by Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming manufacture of the present watch in 1963 and its subsequent sale on 14 February 1964.

This watch is believed to be the only example of a reference 3429 in platinum known to exist to date.

Reference 3429 replaced reference 3415 and was in production from 1960 to 1969, the majority cased in yellow gold, few examples in white gold.
The present watch furthermore impresses by its excellent overall condition.