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Patek Philippe. A fine and large 18K gold automatic wristwatch with date and bracelet
Lot 255

Patek Philippe. A fine and large 18K gold automatic wristwatch with date and bracelet

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 3700/1, MOVEMENT NO. 1'305'189, CASE NO. 537'413, MANUFACTURED IN 1977

Closed13 May 2013

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Patek Philippe. A fine and large 18K gold automatic wristwatch with date and bracelet
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Nautilus model, ref. 3700/1, movement no. 1'305'189, case no. 537'413, manufactured in 1977
Cal. 28-255C automatic movement, stamped with the Geneva seal, 36 jewels, 18K gold rim to the rotor, black ribbed dial, applied luminous gold baton numerals, luminous hands, window for date, water-resistant-type case of typical form, 18K gold Patek Philippe link bracelet and 18K white gold deployant clasp signed Nautilus and stamped GF for Gay Fréres, case, dial and movement signed
42 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with black dial and luminous gold indexes in 1977 and its subsequent sale on 12 July 1978.

To the best of our knowledge, less than fifty examples have appeared in public auction to date, the present watch is furthermore fresh to the market.

The celebrated Nautilus reference 3700/1 was launched in 1976 and remained in production until 1986. The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second édition, p. 231.