PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS
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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 570, MOVEMENT NO. 710’623, CASE NO.315’200, MANUFACTURED IN 1963

Closed27 November 2017

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HKD 250,000

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 570, MOVEMENT NO. 710’623, CASE NO.315’200, MANUFACTURED IN 1963
Movement: Cal. 27 SC, manual, 18 jewels, stamped twice with the Geneva seal, signed
Dial: Sunburst silvered, signed
Case: Snap on back, 35 mm. diam., signed
With: 18k white gold Patek Philippe buckle, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1963 and its subsequent sale on 15 April 1964

Specialist note

One of the most appreciated and well known vintage watches by Patek Philippe, reference 570 was Introduced in 1938 as a larger version of the reference 96 and remained in production until 1972. With a 35.5 mm. diameter, it was quite a large watch for the time, but it is a size that has aged incredibly well and is perfectly proportioned for the modern wrist. Combining this with the minimalist aesthetics and the standard 20 mm. lug width, the reference 570 can be adapted to almost any occasion.

The presently offered 570G is in a near perfect case with crisp hallmarks and no signs of polishing. The dial is wonderfully preserved with raised hard enamel and exquisite raised pearl minute markers. The 27 SC centre seconds movement further distinguished this fine watch, a specimen example of second series 570.