Live Auction 1401Important Watches including Property from an Important European Collection
Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K white gold automatic wristwatch with date.
Lot 178

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

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3445, MOVEMENT NO. 1'123'188, CASE NO. 318'152, MANUFACTURED IN 1965

Closed12 May 2014

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CHF 15,000

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K white gold automatic wristwatch with date.
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, ref. 3445, movement no. 1'123'188, case no. 318'152, manufactured in 1965
Cal. 27-460M automatic movement stamped twice with the Geneva seal, 37 jewels, 18K gold rotor, brushed silvered dial, applied white gold baton numerals, subsidiary seconds, window for date, circular water-resistant-type case, faceted lugs, screw back, stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
35 mm .diam.

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With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1965 and its subsequent sale on 17 December 1965.

Fresh to the market this reference 3445 is furthermore preserved in very good original overall condition.

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.