Patek Philippe 3418 Calatrava Waterproof Case Stainless Steel Circa 1957

Description

Patek Philippe 3418 Calatrava, 6-pieces stainless steel case with screwdown back, the "convertible" stainless steel case is extremly sharp and undoubtedly unpolished, it's modular design allows for the lugs to be removed thus giving a choice between a leather strap or a stainless steel bracelet, this watch includes what appears to be the original alligator strap with a stainless steel Patek tang buckle; and the original stainless steel mesh bracelet, manual wind Patek Philippe caliber 12-400, original silver dial with sunburst finish is in excellent original condition, acrylic crystal, size: 34mm, thickness: 9.3mm. Excellent Condition with Patek Philippe box and Patek Philippe archive certificate dated May of 1959.

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Reference:

3418

Movement:

Manual

Material:

Stainless Steel

Diameter:

34MM

Thickness:

9.3MM

Condition:

Like New

EWC#:

31068

More about 3418 Calatrava Waterproof Case Stainless Steel Circa 1957

This is a vintage c. 1957 stainless steel Patek Philippe Calatrava 3418. It has an alligator leather strap with a stainless steel tang buckle, and a domed acrylic crystal. There is a solid screw-down case back, inside of which is jeweled with a serial and reference number, and it's stamped with "PATEK PHILIPPE & CO – GENEVE – SWISS." THE 34mm diameter solid three-body case, straight lugs, and flat angled bezel are polished. The original dial is silver with a sunburst pattern, with applied steel baton hour markers and dot indices around a perimeter minute track. It has polished steel baton hands, and there is a subsidiary running seconds dial at the 6 o'clock position. The 9.3mm thick case, dial, and movement are all signed. This Patek Philippe Calatrava 3418 has a mechanical manual winding Patek Philippe caliber 12-400 movement. It's nickel plated and it's stamped with the quality seal of Geneva. It's constructed with 18 jewels, a shock absorber system, an anti-magnetic iron cap, a straight-line lever escapement, and a cut bimetallic compensation balance. It includes a self-compensating Breguet balance spring, a monometallic balance adjusted for temperature and 5 positions, a Nivarox anti-magnetic hairspring, and a swan-neck micrometer regulator. It's anti-magnetic, and the mechanism oscillates at a frequency of 19,800 vph (2.5 Hz). The Patek Philippe Calatrava 3418 was Introduced in 1958 and it was produced through 1962.

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