PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE REF. 3565/1, 18K YELLOW GOLD, STERN ...

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€10,000 - €15,000

PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE REF. 3565/1, 18K YELLOW GOLD, STERN FRERES DIAL, CASE BY BAUMGARTNER A very fine and rare, well-preserved, 18K Yellow gold self-winding wristwatch with date. Year : C.1970 Dial : By Stern Frères ; Gilt with black painted Roman numerals hour markers. Black painted ‘sword’ hands. Date aperture at 3 o’clock Calibre : Patek Philippe signed Calibre 27 460 ; 37 jewels numbered 1232538 Case : 2699896 ; By Baumgartner Bracelet : Integrated Patek Philippe 18k yellow gold with special belt loop buckle and a steel claw keeper Dimensions : Ø 35 mm Approx. Weight : 86.5 grams Signature : Dial, case, movement and Bracelet Produced from 1968 to 1971, the yellow gold ref. 3565/1 was made especially for Cornfeld and the IOS as a corporate incentive gift. Over 1,000 examples of this reference were made, making it one of the largest corporate orders in Patek Philippe’s history. With an elegant and powerful calibre 27-460 automatic movement with 37 jewels, the ref. 3565/1 was made for function as much as beauty. Perhaps the statement ‘fully wound’ had a double meaning here as the salespeople who sold the IOS funds often worked 24/7 and it is a certainty that these watches were wound up during the nightclub-fuelled, global rush to sell the IOS funds as fast as possible. The date at 3 o’clock was also a handy complication courtesy of this calibre. The cases for this reference were all made by Baumgartner. The bracelet was welded to the case seamlessly and had a special belt loop buckle with a steel claw keeper. Not a typical bracelet system for Patek Philippe but it looked elegant closed on the wrist, despite hiding the ‘secret’ sharp steel teeth below. And, of course, the buckles had an engraved IOS logo and Patek Philippe logo. The dials were made by Stern Freres and often had another IOS logo. The gilt dial with roman numerals was classic, bold, and very much late 1960s in its overall aesthetic. One can imagine this was the perfect watch for late nights at the disco and the drug-infused celebrations of the era. When a salesperson reached 1 million USD in sales, they were rewarded with a custom Patek Philippe ref. 3565/1J This is a rare example of the watch without the IOS inscriptions, which makes it more in temporal and easy to identify with.