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PATEK PHILIPPE. A STAINLESS STEEL CUSHION-SHAPED AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS
Lot 2331

PATEK PHILIPPE. A STAINLESS STEEL CUSHION-SHAPED AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3580, MOVEMENT NO. 1'183'862, CASE NO. 2'703'705, MANUFACTURED IN 1972

Closed30 May 2016

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HKD 75,000

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A STAINLESS STEEL CUSHION-SHAPED AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3580, MOVEMENT NO. 1'183'862, CASE NO. 2'703'705, MANUFACTURED IN 1972
Cal. 350 automatic movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 28 jewels, blue brushed dial, applied baton numerals, sweep centre seconds, cushion-shaped case, enlarged brushed bezel, winding crown to the screw back, stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
35 mm. wide

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming the production of the present watch in 1972 and its subsequent sale on 9 October 1972.

Reference 3580 was launched in 1972/1973 and remained in production until the early 1980s, available exclusively in stainless steel, with silvered or blue dials and applied white gold numerals. It is one of Patek Philippe's rare automatic watches in steel case and furthermore the only backwound watch in steel.