$27,600
“White Ref. 570” Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, "Calatrava", No. 711856, case No. 320376, Ref. 570. Made in the late 1960s. Very fine and rare, large, center-seconds, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs. Matte silver with applied white gold faceted baton indexes. White gold "dauphine" hands. Cal. 27-SC, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 9 mm. Notes Ref. 570 Production of this reference started in 1939. The first examples of reference 570 with calibre 12 ‘’’-120, 12 SC, 13 ‘’’ CC and 12 ‘’’-400, were produced from 1938 on. the first examples with the caliber 27-SC began to be produced in 1950.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-12-07
