Patek Philippe 1967 Ref. 3541, one of 10 known in white gold, w/Archives Extract

Description: This is a true rarity in white gold, with only 10 known to have resold. Excellent vintage condition, with extract from the Patek Philippe archives showing a sale date in 1968. A stunning modernist masterpiece with a mesmerizing, lustrous face. The watch runs beautifully. Additional photographs as desired can be arranged. As per ebay's current process, the watch will be shipped to ebay's authentication partners, who will forward the watch upon verification. "The reference 3541 was produced between 1961 and 1967 and is referred to as a "Monodate" featuring an automatic movement with subsidiary small seconds and a date aperture. It was predominantly cased in yellow gold and occasionally in white gold. The caliber 27-460 M, the successor of the caliber 12-600 AT, was the first automatic watch movement produced by Patek Philippe in a series in production for 25 years, from 1960 to 1985. This caliber 27-460M offers the same exquisite finishing as the 12-600 AT movement in the ref. 2526.Walt Odets called Cal. 27-460 "the reigning queen of that half-century" and "the most elaborate and costly simple automatic watch movement ever produced." Caliber 27-460 M was also called "La Grande Dame des automatiques Suisse" The caliber 27-460 is stamped with the Geneva Quality hallmark, and it has the Patek Philippe seal. It's rhodium-plated, with fausses cotes embellishment, a shock absorber device, and a straight-line lever escapement. It includes a self-adjustable balance spring stud carrier, an adjustable-mass balance with a Breguet overcoil spring, a Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism, and 5 positions, a centrally mounted solid 18K gold rotor, consummately decorated with engine turning. This mechanism oscillates at the frequency of 19,800 vph (3 Hz)."

Price: 25000 USD

Location: Berkeley, California

End Time: 2024-12-20T03:31:00.000Z

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