PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC BRACELET WATCH WITH DATE, ORIGINAL BOX AND CERTIFICATE

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, MOVEMENT NO. 1129289, CASE NO. 323157, REF. 3445/6, MANUFACTURED IN 1969

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC BRACELET WATCH WITH DATE, ORIGINAL BOX AND CERTIFICATE
Signed Patek Philippe, Movement No. 1129289, Case No. 323157, Ref. 3445/6, manufactured in 1969
Cal. 27-460 M nickel-finished lever movement stamped twice with the seal of Geneva, 37 jewels, free-sprung gyromax balance, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, 18k gold rotor, blue brushed dial with applied white gold baton numerals, aperture for date, subsidiary seconds, circular water-resistant-type monogrammed case with textured bezel, screw back, case, dial and movement signed, with an integrated 18k white gold Patek Philippe bracelet and clasp
35mm diam.

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Accompanied by the original Patek Philippe cardboard slipcase, leather-covered box, certificate stamped for the Venezuelan retailer Arte Suizo, based in Caracas. The watch is also accompanied by an Extract from the Patek Philippe Archives confirming the date of manufacture as 1969 and its subsequent sale on December 30th of the same year.

According to our research the present watch has never before appeared at auction.

Patek Philippe produced the reference 3445 from 1961 to 1981. The white gold examples were available with silvered brushed dial with black hard enamel Roman numerals, white matte dial or blue brushed dial, the latter two with applied white gold baton numerals and white gold feuille hands.

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