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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE
Lot 2361 THE PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION

PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3445, MOVEMENT NO. 1’231’949, CASE NO. 332’097, MANUFACTURED IN 1972

Closed29 May 2017

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3445, MOVEMENT NO. 1’231’949, CASE NO. 332’097, MANUFACTURED IN 1972
MOVEMENT: Automatic, Cal. 27-460M, stamped twice with the Geneva seal , 37 jewels
DIAL: Silvered, applied baton numerals, window for date, subsidiary seconds
CASE: 18k white gold, screw back, 35 mm. diam.
STRAP/BUCKLE: Unsigned embossed leather strap, unsigned stainless steel buckle
ACCOMPANIED BY: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvered dial and applied white gold hour markers in 1972 and its subsequent sale on 5 December 1977.

Specialist note

Reference 3445, Patek Philippe's first calendar watch made in series, was in production from 1961 to 1981. The model and its calibre 24-460 M movement are illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, first edition, pp. 220 & 221.