3057 ♦

PATEK PHILIPPE

Manufacturer/Manufaktur: Patek Philippe, Geneva. Year/Jahr: 1970. Reference No./Referenz-Nr.: 3569/2. Movement No./Werk-Nr.: 1 181 061. Calibre/Kaliber: 350, self-winding/Automatik. Case No./Gehäuse-Nr.: 2 693 315 (by Edouard Wenger, Geneva; key No.1). Material: 18K yellow gold/Gelbgold. Braclet-Strap/Armband: Brown crocodile leather strap/Braunes Krokodillederarmband. Clasp-Buckle/Verschluss: Gilded brass buckle/Vergoldeter Messingverschluss. Dimensions/Grösse: ø 35,6 mm. Signed/Signiert: Dial, case, movement/Zifferblatt, Gehäuse, Werk. Accessories: Extract from the Archives/Archivauszug.

Round-shaped, back-winder gentleman's wristwatch, water-resistant, with centre-seconds. Polished three-piece case, with screwed case-back. Silver colour dial with radial applied yellow gold indexes. 350 calibre, lever escapement, Gyromax balance, self-compensating Breguet hairspring, adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, 18K yellow gold rotor, Geneva seal.

Wasserdichte "Backwinder"-Herrenarmbanduhr mit Zentralsekunde. Poliertes, dreiteiliges Gehäuse mit geschraubtem Boden. Silberfarbenes Zifferblatt mit Gelbgold-Indizes. Werk mit Ankerhemmung, Gyromax-Unruh und Breguet-Spirale; Regulierung in 5 Positionen sowie auf Hitze, Kälte und Isochronismus, 18 kt. Gelbgold-Rotor, Genfer Siegel.

Bibliography: Patrizzi 2010, vol. 2, p. 237 (No. 991, similar watch).

The Patek Philippe Reference 3569 is launched in 1969 and remained in production until the mid-1980s. The majority in yellow gold, more rarely in white gold. A few thousand examples have been produced, available with different type of dials, bezels and bracelets.