PATEK PHILIPPE, AN 18ct. GOLD AUTOMATIC CALENDAR WRISTWATCHsigned Patek Philippe, Geneve, Ref:3445, movement No.1120756,circa 1960.

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PATEK PHILIPPE, AN 18ct. GOLD AUTOMATIC CALENDAR WRISTWATCH signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Ref:3445, movement No.1120756, circa 1960.

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PATEK PHILIPPE, AN 18ct. GOLD AUTOMATIC CALENDAR WRISTWATCH
signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Ref:3445, movement No.1120756,
circa 1960.
with 37-jewel self-winding lever movement, gyromax balance with blued overcoil hairspring, 18ct. gold rotor, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, silvered dial with applied baton markers, gilt hands, subsidiary seconds, date aperture, case with screw back and inscribed W'I'N DYGARU DI, Patek Philippe 18ct. gold bracelet, case, movement and dial signed, 34mm.

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

According to the present owner - a former personal assistant to Richard Burton, this watch was given by Elizabeth Taylor to Richard Burton at the beginning of their romance. The inscription on the back of the watch in Welsh translates as "I Love You".

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