$23,600
"White Gold Ref. 570" Patek Philippe, Genève, "Calatrava", No. 712334, case No. 324083, Ref. 570. Made in 1968, sold on April 10, 1968. Very fine and rare, center seconds, 18K white gold wristwatch. Accompanied by an 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. Notes Ref. 570 Production of this reference started in 1938. The first examples of reference 570 with calibre 12 ‘’’-120, 12 SC, 13 ‘’’ CC and 12 ‘’’-400, were produced from 1938 on. the first examples with the caliber 27-SC began to be produced in 1950.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-09-26
