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Patek Philippe. A fine and very rare platinum and diamond-set automatic wristwatch with date and original Certificate
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Patek Philippe. A fine and very rare platinum and diamond-set automatic wristwatch with date and original Certificate

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 3445, MOVEMENT NO. 1'121'435, CASE NO. 313'222, MANUFACTURED IN 1964

Closed16 May 2011

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Patek Philippe. A fine and very rare platinum and diamond-set automatic wristwatch with date and original Certificate
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 3445, movement no. 1'121'435, case no. 313'222, manufactured in 1964
Cal. 27-460 M nickel-finished lever movement stamped twice with the Geneva seal, 37 jewels, Gyromax balance, free sprung regulator, 18K gold rotor, silvered matte dial, applied diamond baton numerals, outer beady minute divisions, subsidiary seconds, window for date, circular water-resistant-type case, faceted lugs, screw back, platinum Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
35 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin and Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with diamond hour markers in 1964 and its subsequent sale on 22 May 1964.

This watch is one of only eight examples of a reference 3445 in platinum to appear in public to date, however the only one with baguette-cut diamond hour markers, as confirmed by the Certificate and the Extract from the Archives.