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Timekeeper with 1 ComplicationPatek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1116056, case No. 2637794, Ref. 3441/1, Production of this reference started in 1960.Very fine and rare self-winding, water-resistant, platinum and diamond gentleman's wristwatch with "guilloché" tiled platinum Patek Philippe bracelet, fitted box and certificate.

CHF 30,000 - 40,000

USD 18,500 - 25,000

Sold: CHF 57,500

C. two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, bezel set with 40 diamonds weighing approx. 3.17 carats. D. "guilloché" platinum with applied white gold bâton indexes. "Dauphine" white gold hands. M. Cal. 27-460, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, 18K yellow gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.


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Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998 , p. 217.According to our records, only 7'100 movements cal. 12'''600 AT have been made from 1953 to circa 1959 and were mounted in wristwatches bearing the references 2526, 2540, 2551, 2552, 2583, 2584, 2585, 3403, 3415, and 3425. From 1959, Ref. 3415, 3425, 3428, 3429, 3433, 3443, 3435, 3438, 3439, 3440, 3441, 3444 and 3454 were equipped with cal. 27'''460 as well.Cal. 27-460 became the movement which was used for all automatic wristwatches and 27-460 Q for perpetual calendar watches with automatic winding.Around 1960, the Ref. 2526 was equipped with cal. 27-460, the latest automatic movement by Patek Philippe at the time and became the Ref. 3428.