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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD, DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE-SET OVAL WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE
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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD, DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE-SET OVAL WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 3624/1, MOVEMENT NO. 1’228’091, CASE NO. 539’436, MANUFACTURED IN 1975

Closed22 March 2019

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD, DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE-SET OVAL WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 3624/1, MOVEMENT NO. 1’228’091, CASE NO. 539’436, MANUFACTURED IN 1975
Movement: Mechanical, Cal. 23-300, 18 jewels, stamped twice with the Geneva seal, signed
Dial: Pavé-set diamond dial, baguette-cut sapphire-set chapters, signed
Case: 18k white gold oval case, pave-set diamond bezel, 34 mm diam., signed
With: 18k white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, certificate of origin stamped by the Hong-Kong retailer Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Co. dated from 18 April 1979, product literature and sale tag, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1975 and its subsequent sale on March 27th, 1979

Specialist note

The present timepiece is offered in pristine and excellent condition. Delivered with the Original Certificate of Origin. Furthermore, The Patek Philippe extract from the archives confirm that the present watch is set with 100 diamonds for 2.92 carats.

Diamonds always impress and this stunning watch certainly does not disappoint. Popular now as in the 1970s and 1980s gem-set watches have a timeless appeal. Patek Philippe excels in not only watchmaking but also gemstone setting. This a glamorous evolution of the original Ellipse model set with 100 high grade diamonds. Suitably elegant the dial shimmers with pave-set single cut diamonds and 4 sapphire baguette-cut hour markers. The entire dial is sumptuously set with this technique of paving the surface with rows of tightly packed diamonds. The bezel is further set with two stunning rows of brilliant-cut diamonds enhancing the overall luxury.

Patek Philippe in the 1970s understood their clients not only appreciated their watches but also their finely made jewellery pieces and started offering more en-suite collections.