Lot 37
37
Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold self-winding water-resistant wristwatch
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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold self-winding water-resistant wristwatch

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 3444, MOVEMENT NO. 1'112'096, CASE NO. 2'628'014, MANUFACTURED IN 1962

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold self-winding water-resistant wristwatch
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 3444, movement no. 1'112'096, case no. 2'628'014, manufactured in 1962
Cal. 27-460 nickel-finished lever movement stamped twice with the Geneva seal, 37 jewels, Gyromax balance, free sprung regulator, 18K gold rotor, the silvered brushed dial with applied gold dagger numerals, subsidiary seconds, the circular water-resistant-type case with stepped bezel, screw back, extended downturned fluted lugs, case, dial and movement signed
35 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

Accompanied by Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1962 and its subsequent sale on 27 October 1962. It has never been offered in public before.

Production of reference 3444 was launched in 1961 and discontinued in 1962. The particularity of this model are the shaped numerals, according to research only used for reference 3444.

The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 218, pl. 350.

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