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Product code: ES9712 Categories: Sold Items, Sold Watches.Patek Philippe have long been regarded as one of it not, the finest watch making company in the world, and this ladies Patek Philippe is such an incredible watch as it is just as much a piece of fine jewellery.
Made in 1962, the entire watch is made in 18 carat yellow gold and measures a full 21cm from end to end, and with its ingenious system to allow the band to be worn long or short, it can be reduced to 19cm. The entire piece wraps so elegantly around the wrist and has the most wonderful tactile feel to it. With the hood on the top covering the dial, when this is over the dial it of course turns the watch into a very elegant bracelet that will surprise many when the top is opened to reveal the dial.
Measuring 18.5mm across plus the Patek Philippe crown, the dial is very elegant and refined, and exactly what one would expect from Patek Philippe.
Inside it has the twenty jewelled manual wind Patek Philippe calibre 13.5 that has just come back from a complete service, runs beautifully and comes with not only our twelve month warranty, but Patek Philippe archive papers.
This is such an elegant ladies Patek Philippe watch, and one that will astound all who see it.
Stock# ES9712
Maker: Patek Philippe
Model: Patek Philippe reference 3285/12
Circa: 1962
$Sold.
Description
Ladies 18 carat Patek Philippe watch reference 3285/12 with covered dial
This ladies 3285/12 Patek Philippe watch comes with its archive papers dating it to 1962 and being sold in 1963. Made in 18 carat yellow gold, inside it has the twenty jewelled manual wind Patek Philippe calibre 13.5
A brief history on Patek Philippe:
Polish watchmaker Antoni Patek started making pocket watches in 1839 in Geneva. Along with his fellow Czech-born Polish partner Franciszek Czapek,however this was short lived. They separated in 1844, and in 1845 Patek joined with the French watchmaker Adrien Philippe. Philippe was the inventor of the keyless winding mechanism. Patek Philippe & Co was founded in 1851 and since then Patek Philippe have become famous for high grade movements such as the perpetual calendar, split-seconds hand, chronograph, and minute repeater in watches.
Making watches for such people as Pope Pius IX, Queen Victoria, Victor Emanuel III of Italy, Christian IX of Denmark, and Albert Einstein. Patek Philippe also made the worlds most expensive timepiece – The Henry Graves Super complication. Made in 1933 for the prominent banker Henry Graves, Jr. The ultra-complicated pocket watch has 24 functions and was the result of Graves’ friendly horological competition with James Ward Packard. After Graves’ death, the watch was auctioned at Sotheby’s in December 1999 for US$11 million to Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed Bin Ali Al-Thani of the Qatari royal family, at that time the most expensive timepiece ever sold. Most recently, the watch sold at Sotheby’s Geneva Auction on November 11, 2014 for a record breaking US$24 million.
The Patek Philippe Calatrava was first launched in 1932 and has remained one of their most iconic and sought after models.
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