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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE, BRACELET, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AND BOX
Lot 142 STEEL 3800/1

PATEK PHILIPPE. AN ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE, BRACELET, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AND BOX

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 3800/1A, MOVEMENT NO. 1'429'516, CASE NO. 2'892'999, MANUFACTURED IN 1991

Closed19 October 2016

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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE, BRACELET, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AND BOX
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 3800/1A, MOVEMENT NO. 1'429'516, CASE NO. 2'892'999, MANUFACTURED IN 1991
MOVEMENT: Automatic, Caliber 335 SC, stamped with the Geneva seal, 29 jewels
DIAL: Ribbed black matte dial, applied white gold luminous numerals, luminous hands, sweep centre seconds, window for date
CASE: Stainless steel two-part secured by four screws in the band, 37.5 mm. width
SIGNED: Case, dial, movement, underside of bezel numbered 999
BRACELET/CLASP: Stainless steel Nautilus bracelet with deployant clasp, overall length of the bracelet approx. 180 mm
ACCOMPANIED BY: Patek Philippe certificate of origin stamped Gübelin, Zürich and dated 22 July 1992, Patek Philippe fitted presentation box and Nautilus sales tag. Furthermore delivered with a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming the production of the present watch in 1991 with black matte dial, applied white gold luminous indexes and its subsequent sale on 12 February 1992.

Specialist note

Reference 3800/1 was available from 1981 to 2006 and is a mid-size watch with a diameter of 37.5 mm. The reference features the Patek Philippe in-house caliber 335 SC movement with centre seconds. Reference 3800/1 was available in steel, steel and gold, yellow, pink and white gold and platinum. The present watch, offered in excellent almost unused condition is from the second generation of the reference with quick-change date that was available between 1987 and 1992.
Reference 3800/1 and calibre 335 SC are illustrated in M. Hubert & A. Banbery, Patek Philippe Wristwatches, pp. 232-232.