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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 656

Ref. 570, "White Gold" Patek Philippe, Genève, "Calatrava", No. 712515, case No. 325599, Ref. 570. Made in 1969, sold on June 16, 1969. Very fine and rare, large, center-seconds, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 15,000 - 20,000 / USD 20,000 - 25,000

Sold: CHF 44,840

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs. D. Brushed silver with applied white gold faceted bâton indexes and engraved dot minute indexes. White gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 27-SC, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, 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, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 10 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 570 Production of this reference started in 1939. The first examples of reference 570 with caliber 12???-120, 12 SC, 13??? CC and 12???-400 were produced from 1938 on. The first examples with caliber 27-SC began to be produced in 1950.