16,250 CHF
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3558, YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 1118342, case No. 2689535, Ref. 3558. Sold on December 24th, 1975. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the original Certificate of Origin. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lapidated lugs, inclined bezel, screw-down back. Satiné blue with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, outer minute divisions, goldrimmed aperture for the date. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 27-460M, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, stamped twice with the seal of Geneva Quality mark, 37 jewels, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Property of a German Collector Notes This watch was completely overhauled by Patek Philippe in 2008. The present dial was substituted at this time replacing the gold-colored dial stated on the Certifi cate of Origin. This watch is illustrated on page 154 in the book "Patek Philippe - Kult- Objekt & Wert-Anlage" by J. Michael Mehltretter
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-05-13
