$23,600
"White Gold Ref. 570" Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "Calatrava", No. 711681, case No. 318873, Ref. 570. Made in 1965, sold on November 10th, 1965. Very fine and rare, center seconds, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs. Matte silver with applied white gold faceted baton indexes. White gold "dauphine" hands. Cal. 27-SC, stamped 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, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Property of a New York Collector Notes Ref. 570 Production of this reference started in 1938. Similar watches are published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2004, vol. II, pp. 86 - 88.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-06-14
