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Patek Philippe. A fine 18K white gold automatic wristwatch with date
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Patek Philippe. A fine 18K white gold automatic wristwatch with date

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3445, MOVEMENT NO. 1'232'467, CASE NO. 332'110, MANUFACTURED IN 1972

Closed14 November 2011

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Patek Philippe. A fine 18K white gold automatic wristwatch with date
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, ref. 3445, movement no. 1'232'467, case no. 332'110, manufactured in 1972
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 brushed dial, applied white gold baton numerals, window for date, subsidiary seconds, circular water-resistant-type case, downturned faceted lugs, screw back, stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
35 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvered dial and applied white gold hour markers in 1972 and its subsequent sale on 20 March 1981.

To the best of our knowledge, this watch has never been offered in public before.

Reference 3445, Patek Philippe's first calendar watch made in series, was in production from 1961 to 1981. The model and its calibre 24-460 M movement are illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, first edition, pp. 220 & 221.