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PATEK PHILIPPE. A STAINLESS STEEL AND 18K GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
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PATEK PHILIPPE. A STAINLESS STEEL AND 18K GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 4700/1, MOVEMENT NO. 1522’469, CASE NO. 553’944, MANUFACTURED IN 1981

Closed11 November 2019

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A STAINLESS STEEL AND 18K GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 4700/1, MOVEMENT NO. 1522’469, CASE NO. 553’944, MANUFACTURED IN 1981
Movement: cal. E19C, quartz, 7 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: secured by four screws in the band, 26 mm. diam., signed
With: 18K gold and stainless steel Patek Philippe bracelet with deployant clasp, overall length of approx. 170 mm., Certificate of Origin stamped by German retailer Franz E. Bauer confirming the sale of the watch with gilt dial, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 18K gold and stainless steel in 1981 and its subsequent sale on 5 October 1981. The Extract furthermore confirms that the black dial is not mentioned in the firm's Archives.

Specialist note

Made in 1981, year of introduction of ref. 4700/1, the present example is an early representative of the smallest size model of the Nautilus collection, still retaining the Reference 4700 was in production from 1981 until 2004 and was available in different versions as to case material and dial colour.

The present example was originally sold with a gilt dial as stated on the Certificate of Origin. The present black version was added to a later date.