PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND LARGE STAINLESS STEEL AND GOLD AUTOMATIC BRACELET WATCH WITH DATE
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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND LARGE STAINLESS STEEL AND GOLD AUTOMATIC BRACELET WATCH WITH DATE

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 3700/11, MOVEMENT NO. 1'310'129, CASE NO. 559'110, MANUFACTURED IN 1982

Closed30 May 2012

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HKD 137,500

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND LARGE STAINLESS STEEL AND GOLD AUTOMATIC BRACELET WATCH WITH DATE
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 3700/11, MOVEMENT NO. 1'310'129, CASE NO. 559'110, MANUFACTURED IN 1982
Cal. 28-255 C automatic lever movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 36 jewels, black ribbed dial, applied gold luminous baton numerals, aperture for date, water-resistant-type case of typical form, gold bezel, stainless steel and gold Patek Philippe bracelet and deployant clasp, case, dial and movement
38 mm. length

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US$12,000-18,000

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with matte black dial and applied hour makers in yellow gold and tritium in 1982 and its subsequent sale on 17 November 1982.

Fresh to the market, the present watch is one of only 10 examples with a two-tone stainless steel and gold case to have come up for auction to date.

The celebrated Nautilus reference 3700/11 was launched in 1976 and remained in production until 1986. The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 231.