Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold self-winding water-resistant wristwatch

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, MOVEMENT NO. 766299, CASE NO. 310157, REF. 3403, CIRCA 1959

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold self-winding water-resistant wristwatch
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Movement No. 766299, Case No. 310157, Ref. 3403, circa 1959
12'''-600 AT, with nickel-finished lever movement, 30 jewels, Gyromax balance, movement stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva, 18K gold rotor, the silvered matte dial with applied gold baton indexes, gold dauphine hands, subsidiary seconds, the circular water-resistant-type case with screw back, downturned lugs, together with a modern Patek Philippe 18K gold buckle, case dial and movement signed
33 mm. diam.

拍品专文

The 30 jewel Patek Philippe automatic movement, calibre 12'''-600AT, was one of the first automatic movements ever produced by the firm. Over the course of a seven-year period, from 1953-1960, only 7000 examples were produced for different reference numbers - perhaps the most well known of these was the Ref. 2526.

The present model, reference 3403, is perhaps the rarest of the references to feature this movement. It is the only calatrava-shaped watch to feautre this highly jewelled movement. Such models rarely appear at auction.