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New York, Oct 17, 2008
LOT 180
Platinum, Ref. 570 Patek Philippe, Geneve, movement No. 709314, case No. 311462, Ref. 570. Made in 1961. Very fine and rare, large, center seconds, platinum wristwatch with an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.
USD 60,000 - 90,000
EUR 42,000 - 56,000 / CHF 67,000 - 90,000
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs, snap-on case back. D. Silver with applied white gold dart indexes, outer engraved minute division. White gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 27SC, rhodium plated, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, fausses cotes decoration, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and to five positions, self-compensating blued Breguet balance spring, swan neck regulator, shock absorber. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Notes
was launched in the late 1930s and had a fairly long production span, until the early 1960s. The model was available in two versions - with a subsidiary second (Caliber 12'''120) or a center-second (caliber 27 SC). Platinum examples are extremely rare and those without diamond indexes even scarcer. To the best of our knowledge, only one other platinum 570 with the same dial characteristics has ever appeared on the market. It is interesting to note that the other platinum 570 watch (movement 709236) was sold at the same date as the present watch: on October 13th 1961.