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PATEK PHILIPPE | CALATRAVA, REFERENCE 3520, YELLOW GOLD WRISTWATCH, MADE IN 1972
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December 5, 02:53 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
PATEK PHILIPPE
CALATRAVA, REFERENCE 3520
YELLOW GOLD WRISTWATCH,
MADE IN 1972
Dial: silvered
Calibre: cal. 175 manual winding, 18 jewels
Movement number: 1’170’866
Case: 18ct yellow gold, screw-down back
Case number: 2’709’829
Closure: black unsigned calfskin leather strap with Patek Philippe 18ct yellow gold pin buckle
Dimensions: 32mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming date of sale on April 14, 1972
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Patek Philippe released the reference 3520 in 1965 as the "flattest waterproof watch in the world". Over the course of its almost 25 year- production, the model was released in two consecutive variants and available in yellow, pink, white gold and platinum. The first series were fitted with the Piguet-based calibre 175 until 1977, while the second series relied on a Geneva sealed calibre 177 for a shorter period of time. The reference 3520D was introduced in 1968 as a bracelet version of the model. It enjoyed an outstandingly long production period until its discontinuation in 2008.
The present example, dated from 1972, belongs to the first series and therefore relies on the earlier cal. 175. Its delicate case was manufactured by renowned casemaker Wenger.