A striking 1950s Patek Philippe “Carré” style dress watch ref. 3406 in 18K yellow gold with applied yellow gold indices, in a large rectangular case with sharp faceted lugs, sold in, according to its extract from the archives, December 21st of 1959. Powered by the manually winding caliber 23-300, this watch is running well and keeping accurate time.
Its champagne dial is nearly flawless, with all of its hand engraved enamel signature details sharp and ever so slightly raised, and its beautiful applied gold indices draw the eyes ever upward to the cornerstone ‘12’, the perfect way to summit a dial like this.
It’s large 27×27mm case (excluding the faceted and sharp lugs) wears bold on the wrist, large but not over bearing. It remains sharp and presumably unpolished with deep hallmarks and patina present.
A striking 1950s Patek Philippe “Carré” style dress watch ref. 3406 in 18K yellow gold with applied yellow gold indices, in a large rectangular case with sharp faceted lugs, sold in, according to its extract from the archives, December 21st of 1959. Powered by the manually winding caliber 23-300, this watch is running well and keeping accurate time.
Its champagne dial is nearly flawless, with all of its hand engraved enamel signature details sharp and ever so slightly raised, and its beautiful applied gold indices draw the eyes ever upward to the cornerstone ‘12’, the perfect way to summit a dial like this.
It’s large 27×27mm case (excluding the faceted and sharp lugs) wears bold on the wrist, large but not over bearing. It remains sharp and presumably unpolished with deep hallmarks and patina present.
