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Patek Philippe. A fine and elegant stainless steel wristwatch with silvered Calatrava Cross dial, Certificate D'Origine and box
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Patek Philippe. A fine and elegant stainless steel wristwatch with silvered Calatrava Cross dial, Certificate D'Origine and box

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 3574, MOVEMENT NO. 1'150'353, CASE NO. 520'596, MANUFACTURED IN 1971

Closed11 May 2015

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Patek Philippe. A fine and elegant stainless steel wristwatch with silvered Calatrava Cross dial, Certificate D'Origine and box
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 3574, movement no. 1'150'353, case no. 520'596, manufactured in 1971
Cal. 23-300PM mechanical movement stamped with Geneva Seal, 18 jewels, Gyromax balance, free sprung, silvered textured dial with the Calatrava cross, applied steel and black baton numerals, tonneau-shaped water-resistant type case, screw back, stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
35 mm. wide

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Certificate d'Origine with date code PNOE which stands for 0873, August 73, and fitted presentation box. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in stainless steel in 1971 and its subsequent sale on 16 August 1973.

To the best of our knowledge, this watch has never been offered in public before. It is furthermore believed to be one of only seven examples of a reference 3574 featuring the "Calatrava" dial to appear at auction to date.

Reference 3574 was in production from 1970 until around 1974 and available exclusively in stainless steel.