Patek Philippe

Ref. 3454 Yellow gold wristwatch with 'reeded' bezel Made in 1962 | 百達翡麗 3454型號黃金腕錶，1962年製

VAT applies to hammer price and buyer's premium

Auction Closed

May 11, 01:00 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

Property from a distinguished Texan collector

Patek Philippe

Ref. 3454

Yellow gold wristwatch with 'reeded' bezel

Made in 1962

百達翡麗 3454型號黃金腕錶，1962年製

Dial: silvered

Calibre: cal. 27-460 automatic, 37 jewels

Movement number: 1'112'485

Case: 18k yellow gold, screw-down back

Case number: 312'577

Closure: 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle

Dimensions: 35 mm

Signed: case, dial and movement

Box: no

Papers: no

Accessories: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming date of sale on May 24th, 1963

Reference 3454 was launched in 1961 and produced for only a couple of years until around 1963. There are very few publications and the reference is missing from vintage Patek Philippe catalogues. It can therefore be expected that the production remained very low, perhaps one or two hundred pieces overall.

So far, only a handful of watches have been publicly identified on the market, all of them in yellow gold such as the present lot. The is equipped with an attractive 'reeded' bezel and is a rather large piece for the time period.