Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 16, 2014

LOT 368

PATEK PHILIPPE REF 3558/1 WHITE GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 1128382, case No. 2672578, Ref. 3558. Made in the 1970's. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives .

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

HKD 50,000 - 66,000 / USD 64,000 - 8,500

Sold: CHF 17,500

Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lapidated lugs, inclined bezel, screw-down back. Satiné silver with applied black baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, outer minutes divisions, gold rimmed aperture for the date. White 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.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 34 mm. THICKNESS 10 mm. This is only the third example of a reference 3558 in white gold to be offered at Antiquorum. A particularely nice example of a self-winding waterproof Patek Philippe.