Lot 28

Patek Philippe. A large stainless steel self-winding water-resistant wristwatch with date, bracelet and original certificate

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 3700/1, MOVEMENT NO. 1'309'778, CASE NO. 539'334, MANUFACTURED IN 1980

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Patek Philippe. A large stainless steel self-winding water-resistant wristwatch with date, bracelet and original certificate
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Nautilus model, ref. 3700/1, movement no. 1'309'778, case no. 539'334, manufactured in 1980
Cal. 28-255 C nickel-finished lever movement, 36 jewels, Gyromax balance, 18K gold rotor, the black textured dial with applied luminous white gold baton numerals, luminous hands, window for date, the water-resistant-type case of typical form with screwed bezel, stainless steel Patek Philippe link bracelet, case, dial and movement signed
42 mm. wide

Lot Essay

Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 23 December 1983 and Extract from the Archives confirming manufacture of this watch in 1980 and its subsequent sale on 18 December 1981.

Purchased by the present owner at one of Patek Philippe's retailers in Switzerland in 1983, it has never been offered in public before.

The celebrated Nautilus model, reference 3700/1, was launched in 1976 and is described and illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 231.

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