Live Auction 1401Important Watches including Property from an Important European Collection
Patek Philippe. A stainless steel oval automatic backwound wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, original certificate, guarantee card and brochure
Lot 311 Patek Philippe Genève - The World's Foremost Watch
(excerpt from the Patek Philippe Japan guarantee card)

Patek Philippe. A stainless steel oval automatic backwound wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, original certificate, guarantee card and brochure

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 3580, MOVEMENT NO. 1'184'225, CASE NO. 2'703'786, MANUFACTURED IN 1972

Closed12 May 2014

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CHF 8,750

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Patek Philippe. A stainless steel oval automatic backwound wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, original certificate, guarantee card and brochure
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 3580, movement no. 1'184'225, case no. 2'703'786, manufactured in 1972
Cal. 350 automatic movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 28 jewels, blue brushed dial, applied stainless steel baton numerals, sweep centre seconds, oval water-resistant-type case, enlarged brushed bezel, screw back, winding crown to the back, Patek Philippe stainless steel buckle, case, dial and movement signed
35 mm. wide & 40 mm overall length

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Certificat d'Origine et de Garantie stamped JPKOE, enveloppe, Patek Philippe Japan Registered Card for Guarantee, enveloppe and and Brochure. Furthermore delivered with the Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1972 and its subsequent sale on 11 April 1973.

Fresh to the market, the desirability of the present watch is enhanced by the presence of the original certificate stamped "JPKOE" for Japan, the period Patek Philippe Japan documentation and the very good, original overall condition.

Reference 3580A, an epitome of 1970s design, was introduced into the market around 1972 and is the only stainless steel back-wound wristwatch ever made by Patek Philippe.