Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 13, 2012

LOT 153

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.

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

USD 11,000 - 16,000 / EUR 8,500 - 12,000

Sold: CHF 16,250

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lapidated lugs, inclined bezel, screw-down back. D. Satiné blue with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, outer minute divisions, goldrimmed aperture for the date. Yellow gold baton hands. M. 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


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Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 1-54-01

As new

Service dial

HANDS Original

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