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Patek Philippe. A rare and highly unusual stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, power reserve, bracelet, box and “lucky XIII” dial
Lot 150 PATEK PHILIPPE
"The lucky XIII steel 3710"

The Property of the Original Owner

Patek Philippe. A rare and highly unusual stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, power reserve, bracelet, box and “lucky XIII” dial

Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 3710/1A, movement no. 3’148’081, case no. 4’050’566, manufactured in 1998

Closed15 May 2017

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CHF 87,500

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Patek Philippe. A rare and highly unusual stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, power reserve, bracelet, box and “lucky XIII” dial
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 3710/1A, movement no. 3’148’081, case no. 4’050’566, manufactured in 1998
Movement: automatic, cal. 330 SC IZR, 30 jewels
Dial: black, applied luminous Roman numerals, XIII instead of VIII, sweep centre seconds, date, fan-form power reserve
Case: of typical form
Signed: case, dial and movement
Dimensions: 42 mm. wide, overall bracelet length approx. 185 mm.
With: stainless steel link bracelet, deploying clasp, Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1998 and its subsequent sale on 18 November 1998, presentation box, leather wallet.

Specialist note

The reference 3710/1 offered here for sale is an exceedingly rare example of a timepiece that eluded the observant eyes of Patek Philippe's strict quality control in spite of a subtle yet ostensible flaw: a closer look at the dial reveals a Roman XIII instead of VIII, most likely the result of a human error at Stern Créations, supplier of Patek Philippe’s dials. The present owner who purchased it in 1998 noticed this error only recently following which he decided to consign his watch to this auction.

The combination of the exclusive dial, the attractive overall condition and private provenance render this ref. 3710/1 a fascinating find the superstitious and nonsuperstitious collector of unusual timepieces.

Reference 3710/1
Launched in 1998, it is the second so-called 'Jumbo' Nautilus after the legendary reference 3700 which was first produced in 1976. Reference 3710/1 was discontinued in 2006