Patek Philippe 3448

For me it has been a journey. Starting in the mid 1980s it was exclusively vintage. Then starting in the mid 90s after the introduction of the 5035 leading to o

The vintage 3448 beauty arrived just a few hours ago. As I'm getting older my eyesight is not the best but my first reaction was that this was a rose gold and N

In my thread dedicated to Patek Philippe's "Padellone" case , I've highlighted variants of the wonderful ref. 3448 in all four precious metals. This example in

Alan Banbery was appointed the Director of Sales for the English-speaking Territories in 1965 where he did much to develop Patek Philippe’s position in the mark

Specifically, one cannot quick set the month (there is no month corrector), and there is no indication of the leap year cycle. Practically this means one might

Similarity…. Well while basically they couldn’t be more different, they do share an essential similarity. They are both full calendar watches with the moonphase