Important Watches: Part I

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 73. Reference 3424 | A yellow gold asymmetrical wristwatch designed by Gilbert Albert | Made in 1961 | 百達翡麗 | 型號3424 |黃金不對稱腕錶，Gilbert Albert 設計，製作年份1961.

Patek Philippe

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May 14, 11:30 AM GMT

Estimate

35,000 - 55,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

Patek Philippe

Reference 3424

A yellow gold asymmetrical wristwatch designed by Gilbert Albert

Made in 1961

百達翡麗

型號3424黃金不對稱腕錶，Gilbert Albert 設計，製作年份1961

Dial: champagne

Calibre: cal. 8'''85 manual winding, 18 jewels

Movement number: 857'267

Case: 18k yellow gold, snap-on case back

Case number: 2'615'135

Closure: associated leather strap and stainless steel pin buckle

Size: 26 x 30 mm

Signed: case, dial and movement

Box: no

Papers: no

Accessories: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming date of sale on May 5th 1961

In 1955, Patek Philippe collaborated with a surprising designer named Gilbert Albert. At the age of 25, Albert, a talented artist and jeweler based in Geneva, joined the Patek Philippe design team. Inspired by the works of Brancusi and Mondrian, he incorporated their avant-garde designs into his own. Among his designs for Patek, the most well-known, recognizable, and popular is the reference 3424, featuring an asymmetrical case. This design is an icon of 20th-century style, unconventional yet elegant.