| Details | ||
| Stock # | SKU18574 | |
| Stock # | 18574 | |
| Model Name | Calatrava | |
| Brand | ||
| Model Ref # | 3429 J | |
| Condition | Mint | |
| Gender | Mens | |
| Movement | Automatic | |
| Case | 18K Yellow Gold | |
| Case Shape | Round | |
| Case Size | 35 mm x 9 mm | |
| Crystal | ||
| Band / Strap | Strap | |
| Dial | Silver | |
| Caseback | Solid | |
| Complications | ||
| Year | 1960's | |
| Additional Information | ||
| Sold | ||
Description
The vintage Calatrava reference 3429 is a rare watch. It features one of Patek’s best automatic movements ever (if not the best), along with case that has nothing superfluous in its design – the same can be said of the dial – and a simplicity and elegance missing in the vast majority of wristwatches.
This watch was produced in the early 1960s
Original case is 18k yellow gold with dimensions of 35mm diameter by 9mm thick. The 18k gold case back is massive and screws into the case – one of Patek’s first highly water resistant watch cases. Crystal is acrylic. The bezel features stepped construction and the case finish is polished. Case is in mint condition.
Original dial is untouched and is in mint plus, perfect condition. Silver in color, and with applied hour markers, subsidiary seconds dial, and baton style golden hands, the dial is beautiful in its simplicity.
Original Patek Philippe Caliber 27-460 is both an aesthetic and engineering marvel. The movement is rhodium plated, with 37 jewels, Gyromax balance that is adjusted to 5 positions, heat, cold, and isochronism, has a self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, and is double stamped with the Geneva Seal. There is a massive 18k yellow gold winding rotor engraved with the Calatrava Cross. Movement is in perfect condition and running strong.
Strap is vintage Patek black alligator with an 18k yellow gold Patek tang style clasp.
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