Patek Philippe

Reference 3466 A stainless steel automatic wristwatch, Made in 1963

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June 10, 06:06 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Reference 3466

A stainless steel automatic wristwatch, Made in 1963

Dial: silvered

Caliber: cal. 27-460 automatic, 37 jewels

Movement number: 1'113'332

Case: stainless steel, screw-down case back

Case number: 2'662'616

Size: 35 mm diameter

Signed: case, dial and movement

Box: no

Papers: no

Accessories: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming the date of sale on November 22, 1967

Produced between 1962 and 1970, the reference 3466 is unusual in that it was only ever produced in stainless steel, with no precious metal variants being made. The reference is an appealing combination to today's collector, combining steel case with caliber 27 460 automatic winding movement with screw-down case back, ensuring the watch is waterproof. The dials, made by Stern Freres were silvered opaline satin finished with engraved hard enamel signature, applied gold baton markers, and pearled minute scale. It is thought that circa 1000 examples of the reference 3466 were produced over its 8 years production, with around 50 examples coming back to the market since.